Urbanization and farming drive insect declines despite benefits from warmer temperatures. Worldwide, the quantity and…
Browsing: Climate Change
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.
A new concrete made from waste and captured CO₂ offers a greener path for future…
Fossils from Duke collection uncover a previously unknown mass extinction event in Africa. Sixty-three percent.…
This is the second part of a story about fires in California. Read part 1…
Humans have shaped tropical forests for millennia—embracing Indigenous wisdom is key to future sustainability. Tropical…
Heat waves and droughts supercharged by climate change, a century of fire suppression, and fast-growing…
Wild meat helps cut emissions and conserve forests—if hunted sustainably. Consuming sustainably sourced wild meat…
The climate crisis is taking an increasing toll on the mental health of children and…
Research by new Ph.D. finds warping of planet’s crust, with far-reaching effects. The melting of…
Capturing and burying carbon is one of the most promising ways to blunt the pace…
https://youtu.be/YDmAWKfeUJs Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent on September 16, 2021, at 4.72 million…
Thinning of Rift-Healing Slush Is Identified as a Major Cause of Iceberg Calving Events Glaciologists…
Warming oceans cause fewer bright clouds to reflect sunlight into space, admitting even more energy…
Researchers tease apart contributions of symbiotic bacteria and algae to corals’ heat tolerance and identify…
Analyses lay out a blueprint for speeding development of atmospheric removal and modeling how the…
New evidence confirms the asteroid impact—not volcanic eruptions—caused the dinosaurs’ extinction, ruling out Deccan volcanism…
The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230…
A gas station on Mars? Chemical engineers envision the possibilities. Engineers at the University of…