Tropical Oceans Role in Climate Change
A new report from the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science and the Marine Institute describes for the first time a globally synchronous pattern…
A new report from the Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science and the Marine Institute describes for the first time a globally synchronous pattern…
A new study from researchers at Stanford University looks at how to preserve biodiversity while increases in agricultural production to feed people continue. To keep…
While the use of lead gasoline has severally dwindled since the 1970s, the effects on the environment are widespread. Scientists at MIT that have been…
Enjoy an excerpt from the full-length “Dynamic Earth” presentation, which explores the inner workings of Earth’s climate system with visualizations based on satellite monitoring data…
A recently published paper from Stanford scientists suggests that carbon sequestration is likely to create pressure build-up large enough cause intraplate earthquakes, breaking the reservoirs’…
In an effort to better understand what the future of climate change may look like, a team of scientists examined plant leaf wax remnants in…
By combining methane measurements from a tower with model predictions of expected methane signals, scientists were able to revise the estimate of the methane emissions…
In an effort to better understand ocean acidification and the effects of climate change on coral reefs, an international team of scientists has created a…
A new paper by 22 international scientists describes the need for better predictive models based on detailed understandings of how the biosphere reacted in the…
A newly published study from Cornell University scientists suggests that the melting of Arctic sea ice due to climate change can lead to increased odds…
A new survey from MIT is the first to systematically investigate the efforts of cities around the globe to adapt to climate change, showing that…
Researchers have discovered that the proliferation of oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere was linked to a sudden change in its mantle, billions of years ago,…
The greatest mass extinction pulse was the Permian-Triassic extinction event, and it happened about 250 million years ago, nearly wiping out life on Earth. It…
Rediscovered aerial photos of Greenland from the 1930s have allowed scientists to construct the history of the glacier retreat and advance in the area. The…
A new study from environmental scientists suggests that the mercury concentration in the Arctic Ocean is being fueled by both an atmospheric source, which was…
A new Stanford survey suggests that support for policies intended to reduce future climate change has dropped by 10 percent over the last two years….
You’ve probably heard the saying that Earth is mostly water, roughly 70%. Well, it turns out that many people have misunderstood the facts and that…
The latest research from a team of scientists shows that the amount of dense Antarctic Bottom Water is roughly 40% of what it was when…