Alpine plants at risk of extinction following disappearing glaciers
Credit: Frontiers Beyond the ski slopes, one of the most iconic symbols of the Alps are the alpine flowers. These ...
Tag: Temperature-Dependent Phenomena
New NCAR-Wyoming supercomputer to accelerate scientific discovery
New system will advance nation's understanding of geosciencesCredit: Image by Matthias Rempel, ©University Corporation for Atmospheric Research The National Center ...
Diving into devonian seas: Ancient marine faunas unlock secrets of warming oceans
Credit: Syracuse University Members of Syracuse University's College of Arts and Sciences are shining new light on an enduring mystery--one ...
Important climate change mystery solved by scientists
Revised Holocene temperature record affirms role of greenhouse gases in recent millenniaCredit: IODP-JRSO Scientists have resolved a key climate change ...
Harpy eagles could be under greater threat than previously thought
Credit: Everton Miranda/University of KwaZulu?Natal Harpy eagles are considered by many to be among the planet's most spectacular birds. They ...
NSU researcher part of team studying impact of rising sea temperatures on marine life
Team studied underwater heatwave impactsCredit: Victor Huertas FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - Global warming or climate change. It doesn't matter what ...
Nuclear war could trigger big El Niño and decrease seafood
Unprecedented warming in equatorial Pacific Ocean could last up to seven yearsCredit: Joshua Coupe A nuclear war could trigger an ...
European eels – one gene pool fits all
Credit: Anders Asp, SLU European eels spawn in the subtropical Sargasso Sea but spend most of their adult life in ...
Climate-related species extinction possibly mitigated by newly discovered effect
According to a new study, future climate-related species extinction could be less severe than predictions based only on the current ...
Research finds tiny bubbles tell tales of big volcanic eruptions
Study: Nanocrystals may explain staggering number of bubbles in erupted lavaCredit: Photo courtesy of S. Hajimirza/Rice University HOUSTON - (Jan. ...
Story tips: Volcanic microbes, unbreakable bonds and flood mapping
Credit: Anna-Louise Reysenbach/NSF, ROV Jason and 2018 ©Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Biology - Volcanic microbes Oak Ridge National Laboratory contributed ...
UN disaster aid is driven by humanitarian need rather than by strategic donor interests
Credit: Photo: Bernhard Folz A new study published in PNAS finds that aid provided by the United Nations (UN) in ...
Understanding future species distribution: new data for biogeographers
Credit: Noce, S., Caporaso, L. & Santini, M. A new global dataset of bioclimatic indicators. Sci Data 7, 398 (2020). ...
Greenland melting likely increased by bacteria in sediment
Microbes in meltwater stream sediment may help boost island's contribution to sea-level riseCredit: Sasha Leidman Bacteria are likely triggering greater ...
Scientists discover the secret of Galápagos’ rich ecosystem
Credit: Alexander Forryan New research has unlocked the mystery of how the Galápagos Islands, a rocky, volcanic outcrop, with only ...
Adger, Burton and O’Brien win the BBVA Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change
The award has gone in this thirteenth edition to Neil Adger, Ian Burton and Karen O'Brien for changing the paradigm ...
Do as the Romans: Power plant concrete strengthens with time
Credit: Ippei Maruyama, Nagoya University, and Chubu Electric Power Co. A rare mineral that has allowed Roman concrete marine barriers ...
Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed
Rutgers-led research could help scientists improve conservation of speciesCredit: Katrina A. Catalano How the larvae of colorful clownfish that live ...
Research shows rising lizard temperatures may change predator-prey relationship with snakes
Four decades of research on Japanese Izu Islands finds rising lizard temperatures may change predator-prey relationship with snakesCredit: Masami Hasegawa ...
It’s getting hot in here: Warming world will fry power plant production in coming years
Credit: Syracuse University SYRACUSE, N.Y. - There's no doubt the Earth's temperatures are going up. According to a December report ...
