New Understanding of Coral Skeleton Growth Suggests Ways to Restore Coral Reefs
Coral reefs are vibrant communities that host a quarter of all species in the ocean and are indirectly crucial to the survival of the rest….
Climate Change
Intense Atmospheric Rivers Help Create Massive Holes in Antarctic Sea Ice
Warm, moist rivers of air may have continent-wide effects and influence climate change. Warm, moist rivers of air in Antarctica play a key role in…
Repeated Catastrophic Ice Discharges in the North Pacific Set Off Series of Climate Events During the Last Ice Age
Repeated catastrophic ice discharges from western North America into the North Pacific contributed to, and perhaps triggered, hemispheric-scale changes in the Earth’s climate during the…
A 1,000 km Long River May Be Flowing Deep Below Greenland’s Ice Sheet
Computational models suggest that melting water originating in the deep interior of Greenland could flow the entire length of a subglacial valley and exit at…
Secrets of the Past: Huge Ancient Lake Bed Discovered Deep Beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet
Inaccessible for now, unique site may hold secrets of past. Scientists have detected what they say are the sediments of a huge ancient lake bed…
Rising Waters: Beating Back the Tides
It was a sight you don’t normally see: a jellyfish lying dead in the middle of a parking lot partly submerged in water. But this…
Advanced Gas Separation Membranes for Capturing Carbon Dioxide From the Air
Researchers in I2CNER, Kyushu University suggest the potential of the advanced gas separation membranes for CO2 extraction from ambient air. Climate change caused by emissions…
Concrete New Evidence That Big Volcanic Eruption Caused the Largest Mass Extinction
Researchers in Japan, the US, and China say they have found more concrete evidence of the volcanic cause of the largest mass extinction of life….
Cassava May Benefit From Increased Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide More Than Other Crops
Carbon dioxide fuels photosynthesis, the process by which plants generate their food in the form of carbohydrates. The atmosphere’s carbon dioxide levels are rapidly increasing,…
Scientists Unravel How and Why Amazon Trees Die & Why Tree Mortality Is Increasing
The capacity of the Amazon forest to store carbon in a changing climate will ultimately be determined by how fast trees die – and what…
Newly Discovered Fossil Shows Evolutionary Changes in an Extinct Human Species
Fossil cranium suggests environmental conditions drove rapid changes. Males of the extinct human species Paranthropus robustus were thought to be substantially larger than females —…
The Anatomy of Glacial Ice Loss: Glaciers Are Far More Complex Than Ice Cubes
When an ice cube is exposed to a heat source, like warm water or air, it melts. So, it’s no surprise that a warming climate…
Expect More Mega-Droughts – Droughts That Last Two Decades or Longer
Mega-droughts – droughts that last two decades or longer – are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to University of Queensland-led research. UQ’s…
Past Is Key to Predicting Future Climate – Models Should Be Tested by Simulating Past Climates
Including paleoclimate data in the development of climate models could help climate scientists predict scenarios for future climate and propose strategies for mitigation. An international…
Better Health – For People and the Planet – Grows on Tropical Fruit Trees
Tropical fruit trees can improve health, reduce hunger, boost incomes and fight climate change; so why don’t we grow and eat more? Two of humanity’s…
Crown-of-Thorns Starfish Eat Themselves Out of House and Home
A world-first study on the Great Barrier Reef shows crown-of-thorns starfish have the ability to find their own way home — a behavior previously undocumented…
Humanity’s Geologic Footprint Transformed by Unprecedented Energy Use Since 1950
A new study coordinated by CU Boulder makes clear the extraordinary speed and scale of increases in energy use, economic productivity and global population that…
Scientists Warn: Warming of 2°C Would Release Billions of Tons of Soil Carbon
Global warming of 2°C would lead to about 230 billion tonnes of carbon being released from the world’s soil, new research suggests. Global soils contain…