New ForCE Model Accurately Predicts How Coasts Will Be Impacted by Storms and Sea-Level Rise
Coastal communities across the world are increasingly facing up to the huge threats posed by a combination of extreme storms and predicted rises in sea…
Coastal communities across the world are increasingly facing up to the huge threats posed by a combination of extreme storms and predicted rises in sea…
Researchers created a global dataset of job footprints in 50 countries and used a model to investigate how trying to meet the Paris Agreement global…
A new index shows that the world’s rainforests are responding differently to threats like a warming climate and deforestation. Scientists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory…
Areas with ground temperatures that remain below 0°C for more than two years are referred to as permafrost, and approximately one-quarter of the Northern Hemisphere…
Of all the creatures on Earth, humans manipulate their environments the most. But, how far can we push it before something drastic happens? Scientists are…
Climate change is driving a large increase in intense, slow-moving storms, a new study by Newcastle University and the Met Office has found. Investigating how…
A new metric accounting for future climate-related deaths could greatly multiply the “social cost of carbon.” A just-published study coins a new metric: the “mortality…
Weather conditions shown to have big influence on migration numbers. A species of butterfly found in Sub-Saharan Africa is able to migrate thousands of miles…
Scientists from Cambridge University and NTU Singapore have found that slow-motion collisions of tectonic plates drag more carbon into Earth’s interior than previously thought. They…
A massive volcanic eruption in Indonesia about 74,000 years ago likely caused severe climate disruption in many areas of the globe, but early human populations…
A new study from researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) on how the world’s largest ice sheet developed also provides vital clues about climate…
Humid tropical forests, vital in global efforts to limit rising temperatures, are under threat as a result of changes in land use and climate. Now,…
Wolf Pups Born on Isle Royale, Moose Poised for Decline Michigan Tech researchers return to the island to discover new insights about the wolves and…
Most of the viruses were previously unknown to humans, study finds. Scientists who study glacier ice have found viruses nearly 15,000 years old in two…
Network of wildlife rehabilitation organizations helps track emerging threats. From domoic acid poisoning in seabirds to canine distemper in raccoons, wildlife face a variety of…
Actions in the coming decade will determine whether reefs survive, scientists say. An international group of researchers representing thousands of coral scientists across the globe…
By uprooting carbon trapped in soil, wild pigs are releasing around 4.9 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide annually across the globe, the equivalent of…
A Spartan-led research team has uncovered an answer — at least for the most recent population decline — with a huge assist from volunteers. Michigan…