Scientists Discover Why Climate Change Is Threatening Some British Butterflies
Scientists have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue and High Brown…
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150 Top International Scientists Warn of Devastating Impact of Nitrogen Pollution
We must wake up to the devastating impact of nitrogen, say scientists. Dozens of international experts write an open letter to UN Secretary-General. More than…
Sea-Level Rise From Antarctic Ice Cliffs May Be Overestimated Because of Faulty Assumptions
Study finds even the tallest ice cliffs should support their own weight rather than collapsing catastrophically. Antarctica’s ice sheet spans close to twice the area…
Aerosols Have a Major Impact on Our Climate, but Greenhouse Gases Get Most Attention
Greenhouse gases may get more attention, but aerosols — from car exhaust to volcanic eruptions — also have a major impact on the Earth’s climate….
Mosquito Warning: Increased Risk of Serious Infectious Disease As the Climate Changes
Researchers at Stockholm University have developed a method for statistically predicting the impacts of climate change on outbreaks of tularemia in humans. The study has…
Snowball Earth: Global Ice Age Changed the Face of the Planet
Curtin University researchers have discovered that a global ice age more than 600 million years ago dramatically altered the face of the planet, leaving a…
Lakes Worldwide Are Experiencing More Severe Algal Blooms – Costing of Billions of Dollars per Year
Climate Change Is Likely Hampering Recovery Efforts The intensity of summer algal blooms has increased over the past three decades, according to a first-ever global…
Researchers Warn: Extraordinarily Warm Temperatures Above Antarctica Cause Hot and Dry Extremes in Australia
An multinational research including Monash scientists has cautioned that changes in springtime winds high above the South Pole are likely to cause higher than average…
New Material Captures Carbon Dioxide and Efficiently Converts It to Useful Organic Materials
A new material that can selectively capture carbon dioxide (CO2) molecules and efficiently convert them into useful organic materials has been developed by researchers at…
Upside-Down “Rivers” of Warm Ocean Water Attacking Antarctic Ice Shelves [Video]
Newly understood factors make ice shelves more vulnerable to breakup according to College of Wooster, University of Colorado at Boulder study. According to a recent…
Coping With Climate Change: Fairy-Wrens Change Breeding Habits
Warmer temperatures linked to climate change are having a big impact on the breeding habits of one of Australia’s most recognizable bird species, according to…
100 Years of Climate Change Visible in Aerial Photographs of Alpine Glaciers
In 1919, the Swiss pilot and photographer Walter Mittelholzer flew over Mont Blanc in a biplane photographing the alpine landscape. Exactly 100 years later, researchers…
Has Global Warming Stopped?
Since industrialization began 100 years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the Earth’s atmosphere has steadily grown, and this is thought to be the…
Cost-Effective Technology Can Enrich Poor Fields, Increase Yields Close to 50%
Smallholder poverty in sub-Saharan Africa is often linked to sandy soils, which hold little water and are low in nutrients. New technology may be able…
Emperor Penguins Are Threatened – Study Recommends Special Protection
In a new study published yesterday (October 8, 2019) in the journal Biological Conservation, an international team of researchers recommends the need for additional measures…
“Encouraging News” – China Is on Track to Meet Its Ultra-Low Emissions Goals for 2020
Polluting emissions from Chinese thermal power plants declined significantly between 2014 and 2017, according to research involving the University College London. The reductions are important…
Actively Managed Forests in New Hampshire Are Rich in Carbon
A Dartmouth-led study examining carbon stocks in an actively managed mixed wood forest in New Hampshire finds that places with more trees have more carbon…
Say Goodbye to This Ocean-Monitoring Satellite
The Jason-2/Ocean Surface Topography Mission (OSTM), the third in a U.S.-European series of satellite missions designed to measure sea surface height, successfully ended its science…
