CryoSat Mission Reveals Massive Ice Loss From Glaciers in Alaska and Asia
As our climate warms, ice melting from glaciers around the world is one of main causes of sea-level rise. As well as being a major…
As our climate warms, ice melting from glaciers around the world is one of main causes of sea-level rise. As well as being a major…
Entomologists say the pairing has promise, but standards will ensure it’s more than just buzz. Amid the steady growth of solar energy production in the…
Over the past 1.2 million years, marine life was repeatedly extinguished in low-oxygen ‘dead zones’ in the North Pacific Ocean during warm interglacial climates. An…
Launching the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, UN calls on countries to meet commitments to restore 1 billion hectares of land. Facing the triple threat…
A new study of historical carbon dioxide levels stresses urgent action is needed to avoid prehistoric levels of climate change. The international team of scientists,…
Genetic changes in threespine stickleback fish driven by seasonal shifts could help scientists predict how certain species will adapt to new environments. Climate change is…
While it is widely accepted that climate change drove the evolution of our species in Africa, the exact character of that climate change and its…
NASA scientists have studied 17 years of gravity observations of our planet to understand how the global water cycle is changing. The rate at which…
Fifty-six million years ago, as the Earth’s climate warmed by five to eight degrees C, new land mammals evolved, tropical forests expanded, giant insects and…
As Earth’s climate changes, the International Space Station watches from above, helping to provide unique insights to keep our planet safe. On Earth, we often…
New research by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) climate scientists and collaborators shows that satellite measurements of the temperature of the troposphere (the lowest region…
Corals that withstood a severe bleaching event and were transplanted to a different reef maintained their resilient qualities, according to a new study led by…
New study suggests old rules on how ice breaks may not always hold up. Researchers at Aalto University have found strong evidence that warm ice…
A global survey of fossil pollen has discovered that the planet’s vegetation is changing at least as quickly today as it did when the last…
Some climate activists advocate large-scale tree-planting campaigns in forests around the world to suck up heat-trapping carbon dioxide and help rein in climate change. But…
NASA will design a new set of Earth-focused missions to provide key information to guide efforts related to climate change, disaster mitigation, fighting forest fires,…
New research from Florida State University shows that concentrations of the toxic element mercury in rivers and fjords connected to the Greenland Ice Sheet are…
FAU Harbor Branch unique historical baseline (1983-2019) reveals dramatic changes in composition of sargassum. For centuries, pelagic Sargassum, a floating brown seaweed, has grown in…