An icebreaker cut through persistent sea ice in the Weddell Sea during an expedition that…
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Climate change refers to the long-term alteration of Earth’s climate patterns—primarily driven by human activities such as burning fossil fuels, deforestation, and industrial emissions that increase greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. It affects global temperatures, weather systems, ocean currents, and ecosystems, leading to rising sea levels, more intense storms, droughts, wildfires, and biodiversity loss. Climate science combines atmospheric physics, oceanography, geology, and ecology to understand these shifts and predict future impacts. Ongoing research focuses on mitigation strategies like renewable energy, carbon capture, and reforestation, as well as adaptation efforts to protect communities, agriculture, and natural systems from escalating climate risks.
Using MBARI mapping technology, researchers have established a baseline for tracking future changes to the…
Microscopic Ocean Predator With a Taste for Carbon Capture A single-celled marine microbe capable of…
The Arctic has lost a third of its winter sea ice volume, with thinning multiyear…
Researchers apply stressful temperature treatment to laboratory corals to boost heat tolerance. A new study…
Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space…
Exploring planetary intelligence, researchers propose that humanity must align technology with Earth’s natural systems to…
Insect waste, rich in nitrogen and chitin, can boost plant health by fostering beneficial microbes.…
According to a new study, the world’s largest lakes are being hit by severe heatwaves…
Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels without…
New research shows that the cooling effect of the 2022 Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai eruption will…
Modern sea-level rise began in 1863, linked to the Industrial Revolution, with regional variations influencing…
Temperature variation affects pathogens and their hosts in distinct ways, and these organisms are influenced…
Despite an overall trend of Arctic ice loss, the Bering Sea saw an expansion of…
New research from Northern Arizona University shows rising temperatures are causing Earth’s coldest forests to…
The report, Spreading like Wildfire: The Rising Threat of Extraordinary Landscape Fires, finds an elevated…
Rising temperatures affect the plants that agriculture — and we —depend on. New research sheds…
The world’s second-largest ice sheet is melting from the bottom up – and generating huge…