NASA Makes First-of-Its-Kind Detection of Reduced Human CO2 Emissions
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using…
For the first time, researchers have spotted short-term, regional fluctuations in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) across the globe due to emissions from human activities. Using…
Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new…
State-of-the-art method reveals never-before-seen atomic structures controlling the process. Methanotrophic bacteria consume 30 million metric tons of methane per year and have captivated researchers for…
Scientists have produced a map showing where the world’s major food crops should be grown to maximize yield and minimize environmental impact. This would capture…
A leading ecologist from the University of St Andrews calls for coordinated action to investigate the environmental impacts of humanity’s emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic….
Scientists are turning to a combination of data collected from the air, land, and space to get a more complete picture of how climate change…
The computer-vision technique behind these maps could help avoid contrail production, reducing aviation’s climate impact. As COVID-19’s initial wave crested around the world, travel restrictions…
Scientists analyzed coastal water quality in the months following a major Southern California wildfire. Their results were eye-opening. The November 2018 Woolsey Fire in Southern…
A new global atlas extends measurements of nighttime lights to the sea, revealing marine ecosystems affected by light pollution. Ecologists and biologists have long recognized…
Engineered Bacteria Upcycle Carbon Waste Into Valuable Chemicals Bacteria are known for breaking down lactose to make yogurt and sugar to make beer. Now researchers…
AWI experts confirm the delayed spread of the ice sheet 35 million years ago. Roughly 35 million years ago, Earth cooled rapidly. At roughly the…
More than 70% of microplastics found in samples from oceans and rivers could come from the scientists collecting them. Are scientists contaminating their own samples?…
Communities within the West’s wildland-urban interface are booming in the very places where ecosystems are most sensitive to drought, posing increasing wildfire risks in an…
Erosion is destroying the coasts of the Arctic. The warming of the soil, leading to ruptures and slumping, can endanger important infrastructures and threaten the…
Loci Controls, founded by two MIT alumni, helps landfill operators capture more of the potent greenhouse gas. The second-largest driver of global warming is methane,…
New research has revealed that only 15 percent of coastal areas around the world remain intact, exposing the need for urgent coastal rehabilitation and conservation…
A study led by Simon Fraser University researchers has found that the retreat of glaciers in the Pacific mountains of western North America could produce…
Heat and drought exacerbated fire season in 2020, but cattle grazing and other human activities also primed the region to burn. One of the world’s…