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July 22, 2025
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July 21, 2025 — A scorching marine heatwave from 2014 to 2016 devastated the Pacific coast, shaking ecosystems from plankton to whales and triggering mass die-offs, migrations, and fishery collapses. Researchers ...
July 21, 2025 — Gene editing may hold the key to rescuing endangered species—not just by preserving them, but by restoring their lost genetic diversity using DNA from museum specimens and related species. Scientists propose a visionary framework that merges ...
July 16, 2025 — After devastating wildfires scorched the Brazilian Pantanal, an unexpected phenomenon unfolded—more jaguars began arriving at a remote wetland already known for having the densest jaguar population on Earth. Scientists discovered that not only did ...
July 16, 2025 — Twenty-five years after first warning that oil spills would wane while invasive species and climate impacts would surge, an international team revisits its coastal forecasts and finds many bull's-eyes, alongside surprising misses. Plastic pollution, ...
July 8, 2025 — High heat and heavy metals dampen a bumblebee’s trademark buzz, threatening pollen release and colony chatter. Tiny sensors captured up-to-400-hertz tremors that falter under environmental stress, raising alarms for ecosystems and sparking ideas ...
July 7, 2025 — Feral honey bees, once celebrated for their agricultural value, are now threatening native ecosystems in Southern California by monopolizing pollen sources and overwhelming native pollinators. A new study reveals they remove up to 80% of pollen in a ...
July 7, 2025 — Long-lost 1960s aerial photos let Copenhagen researchers watch Antarctica’s Wordie Ice Shelf crumble in slow motion. By fusing film with satellites, they discovered warm ocean water, not surface ponds, drives the destruction, and mapped “pinning ...
July 6, 2025 — Kenyan fig trees can literally turn parts of themselves to stone, using microbes to convert internal crystals into limestone-like deposits that lock away carbon, sweeten surrounding soils, and still yield fruit—hinting at a delicious new weapon in ...
July 5, 2025 — For decades, scientists believed the Arctic Ocean was sealed under a massive slab of ice during the coldest ice ages — but new research proves otherwise. Sediment samples from the seafloor, paired with cutting-edge climate simulations, show that ...
July 4, 2025 — Forests aren’t keeping up with today’s climate chaos. While temperatures soar within decades, tree populations take 100 to 200 years to shift in response. A sweeping new analysis of ancient pollen and modern data reveals this dramatic lag—and ...
July 3, 2025 — Tropical trees are dying faster than ever, and it's not just heat or drought to blame. Scientists have uncovered a surprising culprit: ordinary thunderstorms. These quick, fierce storms, powered by climate change, are toppling trees with intense ...
July 2, 2025 — A massive and surprising change is unfolding around Antarctica. Scientists have discovered that the Southern Ocean is getting saltier, and sea ice is melting at record speed, enough to match the size ...
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June 30, 2025 — Smoke from wildfires and structural fires doesn t just irritate lungs it actually changes your immune system. Harvard scientists found that even healthy people exposed to smoke showed signs of immune ...
June 30, 2025 — Wildfires are becoming more intense and dangerous, but a new Stanford-led study offers hope: prescribed burns—intentionally set, controlled ...
June 26, 2025 — South Australia’s tiny pygmy bluetongue skink is baking in a warming, drying homeland, so Flinders University scientists have tried a bold ...
June 24, 2025 — Wildfires don’t just leave behind scorched earth—they leave a toxic legacy in Western rivers that can linger for nearly a decade. A sweeping new study analyzed over 100,000 water samples from ...
June 23, 2025 — Ancient coral fossils from the remote Seychelles islands have unveiled a dramatic warning for our future—sea levels can rise in sudden, sharp bursts even when global temperatures stay ...
June 19, 2025 — During Earth's ancient Snowball periods, when the entire planet was wrapped in ice, life may have endured in tiny meltwater ponds on the surface of ...
June 18, 2025 — A breakthrough study has uncovered that the Southern Ocean's power to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere fluctuates dramatically depending on winter sea ice. When sea ice lingers longer into ...
June 15, 2025 — Ten thousand years after mastodons disappeared, scientists have unearthed powerful fossil evidence proving these elephant cousins were vital seed ...
June 14, 2025 — A pioneering study reveals how archaeologists' satellite tools can be repurposed to tackle climate change. By using AI and satellite LiDAR imagery ...
June 2, 2025 — New research adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand ...
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June 2, 2025 — New research shows that the presence of solar panels in Colorado's grasslands may reduce water stress, improve soil moisture levels and -- particularly during dry years -- increase plant growth ...
June 2, 2025 — Researchers showed that hydrogen sulfide, which is associated with numerous health conditions, is emitted from California's largest lake at levels far higher and more frequently than previously ...
May 30, 2025 — Laboratory could improve crop resilience In a discovery three decades in the making, scientists have acquired detailed knowledge about the internal structures and mode of regulation for a specialized ...
May 29, 2025 — A virus responsible for damaging cotton crops across the southern United States has been lurking in U.S. fields for nearly 20 years -- undetected. According to new research, cotton leafroll dwarf ...
May 29, 2025 — Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container vessels by 16-24%, according to researchers. Not only ...
May 29, 2025 — Forest-based agroforestry can restore forests, promote livelihoods, and combat climate change, but emerging agroforestry initiatives focusing only on tree planting is leading to missed opportunities ...
May 28, 2025 — A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested than at present. In the ...
May 28, 2025 — Scientists show that wolves that are eating sea otters in Alaska have much higher concentrations of mercury than those eating other prey such as deer and ...
May 28, 2025 — Many bat species native to Germany, such as the Leisler's bat, are forest specialists. However, as it is becoming increasingly hard for them to find tree hollows in forest plantations, so they ...
May 27, 2025 — Scientists, who have spent more than a decade examining the impact of artificial light at night on the world's coasts and oceans, have shown that more than one-fifth of the global ocean -- an ...
May 27, 2025 — Alterations to the diet of pests could impact how quickly they can adapt to ...
May 23, 2025 — New international research demonstrates global-scale patterns in how El Ni o-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) influences mangrove growth and degradation. Previously, impacts had only been documented at ...
May 23, 2025 — A new study shows that monitoring and managing select bird species can provide benefits for other species within specific ...
May 22, 2025 — New research shows how rapidly proliferating turf algae are waging 'chemical warfare' to inhibit the recovery of kelp forests along Maine's warming ...
May 22, 2025 — New research examining 11,700 years of bowhead whale persistence throughout the Arctic projects that sea ice loss due to climate change will cause their habitat to severely contract by up to 75 per ...
May 21, 2025 — SeaSplat is an image-analysis tool that cuts through the ocean's optical effects to generate images of underwater environments reveal an ocean scene's true colors. Researchers paired the ...
May 21, 2025 — Songbirds who make the arduous flight from their nesting sites in northern boreal forests to warm, southern climates in the winter may be rewarded for their journey with greater genetic ...
May 20, 2025 — Worldwide, coastal areas are squeezed between a rising sea level on one end and human structures on the other. The distance between a sandy coastline and the first human structures averages less than ...
May 20, 2025 — Forests play a crucial role in promoting health and wellbeing, but not all forests provide the same benefits. A large-scale study demonstrates how specific forest characteristics -- such as canopy ...
May 20, 2025 — After invasive American bullfrogs 'croak,' native turtles return to Yosemite, finds a new ...
Monday, June 2, 2025
- Research Shows How Solar Arrays Can Aid Grasslands During Drought
- Air-Quality Monitoring Underestimates Toxic Emissions to Salton Sea Communities, Study Finds
Friday, May 30, 2025
Thursday, May 29, 2025
- Cotton Virus Circulated Undetected for Nearly 20 Years, Study Finds
- A Cheap and Easy Potential Solution for Lowering Carbon Emissions in Maritime Shipping
- Agriculture in Forests Can Provide Climate and Economic Dividends
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
- New Velvet Worm Species a First for the Arid Karoo
- Coastal Alaska Wolves Exposed to High Mercury Concentrations from Eating Sea Otters
- When the Forest Is No Longer a Home -- Forest Bats Seek Refuge in Settlements
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Friday, May 23, 2025
- El Niño and La Niña Climate Swings Threaten Mangroves Worldwide
- Managing Surrogate Species, Providing a Conservation Umbrella for More Species
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- New Study Reveals How Competition Between Algae Is Transforming the Gulf of Maine
- Climate Change Poses Severe Threat to Bowhead Whale Habitat
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Imaging Technique Removes the Effect of Water in Underwater Scenes
- Songbirds' Great Risk Results in Great Genetic Reward
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Coastal Squeeze Is Bad for Biodiversity, and for Us, Experts Say
- Forest Management Can Influence Health Benefits
- Native Turtles Return to Yosemite After Removal of Invasive Bullfrogs
- Thousands of Animal Species Threatened by Climate Change
- Surprise Baby Whale Sightings Reveal There's Still Much to Learn About Humpbacks
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Bees Facing New Threats, Putting Our Survival and Theirs at Risk
- Fitness Fight: Native Bees Struggle Against Invasive Honey Bee
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Heat-Tolerant Symbionts a Critical Key to Protecting Florida's Elkhorn Coral from Bleaching During Marine Heatwaves
- Rising Temperatures Lead to Unexpectedly Rapid Carbon Release from Soils
- Ancient Ocean Sediments Link Changes in Currents to Cooling of Northern Hemisphere 3.6 Million Years Ago
Thursday, May 15, 2025
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Should We Protect Non-Native Species? A New Study Says Maybe
- Drinking Water, Select Foods Linked to PFAS in California Adults
- Sharp Depletion in Soil Moisture Drives Land Water to Flow Into Oceans, Contributing to Sea Level Rise
- Europe's Forest Plants Thrive Best in Light-Rich, Semi-Open Woodlands -- Kept Open by Large Herbivores
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Invasive Salmon, Clams and Seaweed Are Next Threats to Biodiversity in Britain
- Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist
Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Red Alert for Our Closest Relatives
- Researchers Find New Defense Against Hard-to-Treat Plant Diseases
- Removing Selenium from Water Takes Iron Strength
- Waxing and Waning Prairie: New Study Unravels Causes of Ancient Climate Changes
- Satellites Observe Glacier Committing 'ice Piracy'
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Pioneering Research Reveals Tree-Mendous Potential of Inexpensive Drones to Help Community Forests Flourish and Unlock Restoration Funding
- Fewer Parasites in the Indian River Lagoon Signal Big Ecosystem Problems
- New Roadmap Advances Catalytic Solutions to Destroy 'forever Chemicals'
- Climate Change: Future of Today's Young People
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Replanted Rainforests May Benefit from Termite Transplants
- 2024 Sea Level 'report Cards' Map Futures of US Coastal Communities
Monday, May 5, 2025
- Western US Spring Runoff Is Older Than You Think
- Halo Patterns Around Coral Reefs May Signal Resilience
- Artificial Oxygen Supply in Coastal Waters: A Hope With Risks
- Urban Rats Spread Deadly Bacteria as They Migrate, Study Finds
- Ancient Poems Tell the Story of Charismatic River Porpoise's Decline Over the Past 1,400 Years
Friday, May 2, 2025
- Scientists Discover Key to Taming Unrest at Italy's Campi Flegrei
- Loss of Sea Ice Alters the Colors of Light in the Ocean
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Restoring Oil Wells Back to Nature With Moss
- 'Scratching' More Than the Ocean's Surface to Map Global Microplastic Movement
- When Sea Stars Fall, Sea Otters Rise: Sea Otters Benefit from Prey Boom Triggered by Loss of Ochre Sea Stars
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Extreme Monsoon Changes Threaten the Bay of Bengal's Role as a Critical Food Source
- New Pests and Diseases Will Cut UK Tree Growth
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Simultaneous Wildfires
- Flood Risk Increasing in Pacific Northwest
- Chip-Shop Fish Among Key Seabed Engineers
Thursday, April 24, 2025
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks
- Toxic Blooms in Motion: Researchers Map Algae Patterns in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- Trash Talk: As Plastic Use Soars, Researchers Examine Biodegradable Solutions
- Major Dust-Up for Water in the Colorado River
Monday, April 21, 2025
- What If Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment?
- Simulations Predict How Pesticides May Affect Honeybee Colonies
- Coastal Management Model Plays the Long Game Against the Rising Tides
- Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Introduced Trees Are Becoming More Common in the Eastern United States, While Native Diversity Declines
Friday, April 18, 2025
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Land-Use Drives Energy Dynamics of Boreal Lake Food Webs
- Extreme Drought Contributed to Barbarian Invasion of Late Roman Britain, Tree-Ring Study Reveals
- Curious Isolation: New Butterfly Species Discovered
- Personality Test for Bees
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- New Pollen-Replacing Food for Honey Bees Brings New Hope for Survival
- Foraging on the Wing: How Can Ecologically Similar Birds Live Together?
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Sophisticated Pyrotechnology in the Ice Age: This Is How Humans Made Fire Tens of Thousands of Years Ago
- Fishing for Cephalopod DNA Allows for Efficient Marine Surveying
- Deep-Sea Mining Risks Leads Study to Urge Shift to Circular Solutions
Friday, April 11, 2025
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- New Study on Natural Oil Seeps in the Deep Sea
- Transplanting Posidonia Oceanica: Conservation of Seagrass Meadows
- Caspian Sea Decline Threatens Endangered Seals, Coastal Communities and Industry
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- European Bird Declines Linked to Range of Climatic Conditions Experienced
- With New Database Researchers May Be Able to Predict Rare Milky Seas Bioluminescent, Glowing Event
Tuesday, April 8, 2025
- Declining Insect Biodiversity in the Tropics
- Smoke from US Wildfires, Prescribed Burns Caused Premature Deaths, Billions in Health Damages
- What's on the Menu for Ryukyu's Minute Mammals?