Losing coastal plant communities to climate change will weaken sea defences
Credit: Mick Hanley, University of Plymouth Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly ...
Tag: Climate Change
World Wetlands Day: Fostering global biodiversity and mitigating climate change
Interactive story maps illustrate valuable contributions Maritime salt marshes make to our planetCredit: Photo credit: O. Lucanus Though they make ...
The first potentially invasive species to reach the Antarctica on drifting marine algae
Passengers into the coldCredit: UNIVERSITYY OF BARCELONA (UB-IRBio) Drifting algae in the Austral Ocean can bring invasive species to the ...
Trees struggle when forests become too small
Fragmented forests a problem for spreading seeds, supporting diversityCredit: Photo: Antti Miettinen Biodiversity loss is the biggest environmental problem we ...
New research shows sustainability can be a selling point for new ingredients
Credit: University of Nottingham The first UK consumer study on the use of Bambara Groundnut as an ingredient in products ...
Coalition to study impact of sea-level rise, climate change on bays and estuaries
Credit: University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science/Cheryl Nemazie CAMBRIDGE, MD (January 30, 2020)-- The University of Maryland Center for ...
Biological diversity as a factor of production
Relationship between the economic value of our ecosystems and biodiversityCredit: K. Baumeister / TUM The main question addressed by the ...
Microscopic partners could help plants survive stressful environments
Credit: Photo by Ashley Finnestad, T.E. Cheeke Lab, WSU. Tiny, symbiotic fungi play an outsized role in helping plants survive ...
Helsinki declaration on planetary health calls for commitment from the EU
Credit: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare Scientific evidence shows that human activities impact global warming, biodiversity loss, land degradation, ...
Cycling to work? You may live longer
Credit: University of Otago People who cycle to work have a lower risk of dying, a New Zealand study has ...
Scientists find far higher than expected rate of underwater glacial melting
Robotic kayaks were used to track meltwaterCredit: David Sutherland/University of Oregon Tidewater glaciers, the massive rivers of ice that end ...
Fungal decisions can affect climate
Credit: Susan V. Fisk When we think of climate change, we tend to think about greenhouse gases, fossil fuels and ...
UT microbiologist receives DOE grant to investigate Peatland carbon processes
Credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory/Department of Energy A University of Tennessee, Knoxville, microbiologist has received a portion of a $3.1 ...
Rethinking land conservation to protect species that will need to move with climate change
Credit: University of Washington All plants and animals need suitable conditions to survive. That means a certain amount of light, ...
China health threats likely to increase due to heatwaves
Study reveals climate change will pose deadly threat in China in future as heatwaves become more severe and frequentCredit: University ...
Getting to the root of plant survival
Findings could help scientists control root emergence and battle dry conditions brought on by climate changeCredit: Monica Moriak/ University of ...
NASA catches the dying remnants of Tropical Cyclone 12P
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone 12P formed in the Southern Pacific Ocean on January 25 and two days later, NASA's ...
NASA’s Aqua satellite reveals Tropical Cyclone Esami’s dissipation
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Esami formed in the Southern Indian Ocean and just three days later, visible imagery from ...
NASA finds Tropical Cyclone Diane’s quick fade
Credit: Credit: NASA/NRL Tropical Cyclone Diane formed late on January 24 and by the next day it was reduced to ...
Children to bear the burden of negative health effects from climate change
Credit: UTHealth The grim effects that climate change will have on pediatric health outcomes was the focus of a "Viewpoint" ...
