Earth & Climate News
May 3, 2025
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May 1, 2025 — Animal research on biomusicality, which looks at whether different species are capable of behaving in ways that show they recognize aspects of music, including rhythm and beat, remains a tantalizing ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A new study traces a 120-million-year-old 'super-eruption' to its source, offering new insights into Earth's complex geological ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Daily exposure to certain chemicals used to make plastic household items could be linked to more than 356,000 global deaths from heart disease in 2018 alone, a new analysis of population surveys shows. While the chemicals, called phthalates, are in ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — A technique to cool the planet, in which particles are added to the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, would not require developing special aircraft but could be achieved using existing large planes, according to a new modelling ...
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Apr. 30, 2025 — Trees, parks, wetlands and green roofs can no longer be seen as a 'nice-to-have' aesthetic enhancement but a vital component for creating ...
Deciphering the Migratory Behavior and Connectivity of Mediterranean and Atlantic Cory's Shearwaters
Apr. 30, 2025 — A good wildlife management plan must include information on their migratory processes if the conservation of a species, particularly an endangered ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — The number of species does not increase evenly when going from local ecosystems to continental scales -- a phenomenon ecologists have recognized for ...
May 1, 2025 — A groundbreaking study reveals that North American bird populations are declining most severely in areas where they should be thriving. Researchers analyzed 36 million bird observations shared by ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — The well-known salmon life cycle has long been described as going only one way at a time. Juvenile salmon hatch and swim down rivers to the ocean, ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Scientists have discovered, for the first time how root cells respond to their complex soil environment revealing that roots actively sense their microenvironment and mount precise, cell-specific ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — In the warm summertime waters of Lake Erie, cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, can proliferate out of control, creating algal blooms that produce toxins at a rate that can harm wildlife and human ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A more efficient and environmentally friendly approach to extracting rare earth elements that power everything from electric vehicle batteries to smartphones could increase domestic supply and ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Scientists found that the fringe-lipped bat, known to eavesdrop on frog and toad mating calls to find its prey, learns to distinguish between ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — New research finds that tropical cyclones reduce years of schooling for children in low- and middle-income countries, particularly in areas ...
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May 1, 2025 — A team has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity, using a natural process that pushes electrons into their surroundings instead of breathing on oxygen. The findings could ...
May 1, 2025 — The world's oceans are heating faster in two bands stretching around the globe, one in the southern hemisphere and one in the north, according to climate ...
May 1, 2025 — Analysing lava flows that solidified and then broke apart over a massive crack in the Earth's crust in Turkey has brought new insights into how continents move over time, improving our ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — A new study comparing wild and zoo-housed Sumatran orangutans reveals that life in a zoo significantly alters how orangutans interact with their environment. Researchers analyzed over 12,000 ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Increasing urban vegetation by 30% could save over one-third of all heat related deaths, saving up to 1.16 million lives globally from 2000 to 2019 according to a 20-year modelling study of the ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — In what could represent a milestone in ecological restoration, researchers have implemented a method capable of restoring peatlands at tens of thousands of oil and gas exploration sites in Western ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — An international team of scientists has moved beyond just 'scratching the surface,' to understand how microplastics move through and impact the global ocean. For the first time, scientists ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — In 2013, a sea star wasting syndrome decimated populations of Pisaster along the west coast of North America and along the Monterey Peninsula in California, where this study was conducted. The orange ...
Apr. 30, 2025 — Researchers have found that drug effectiveness, alcohol tolerance, and carbohydrate metabolism change with the seasons. Their findings are based on a comprehensive seasonal gene expression map, which ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Scientists believe they have found a way to improve warning systems for vulnerable communities threatened by humid heatwaves, which are on the rise due to climate change and can be damaging and even ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — Those who climb indoors are doing something for their health. But climbing shoes contain chemicals of concern that can enter the lungs of climbers through the abrasion of the soles. In a recent ...
Apr. 29, 2025 — The global energy system may be faced with an inescapable trade-off between urgently addressing climate change versus avoiding an energy shortfall, according to a new energy scenario ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Scientists suggest social spiders are more about going with the flow than sticking to a role, after new research challenges the idea of fixed ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Even under today's climatic conditions, the long-extinct straight-tusked elephant could still live in Europe. This is the conclusion of a recent study. For this finding, the research group ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — With more than 181.5 billion tons of wood produced globally each year, a new method could revolutionize how we build sustainably. By infusing red oak with ferrihydrite using a simple, low-cost ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Climate change is increasing the risk of wildfires in many regions of the world. This is due partly to specific weather conditions -- known as fire weather -- that facilitate the spread of wildfires. ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Flash floods resulting from extreme rainfall pose a major risk to people and infrastructure, especially in urban areas. Higher temperatures due to global climate change affect continuous rainfall and ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new catalyst design capable of pushing the projected fuel cell catalyst lifespans to 200,000 hours. The research marks a significant step toward the widespread adoption ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — New research asks how local and regional factors determine the makeup of plant species in grasslands. Researchers from a restoration ecology lab are attempting to solve a longstanding question in ...
Apr. 28, 2025 — New research demonstrates how mathematical modeling can predict outbreaks of toxic fungi in Texas corn crops -- offering a potential lifeline to farmers facing billions in harvest ...
Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Electricity-Generating Bacteria May Power Future Innovations
- Oceans Are Heating Faster in Two Bands Stretching Around Globe
- Lava Flow Jigsaw Puzzle Reveals the Secrets of Shifting Continents
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- Zoo Life Boosts Object Exploration in Orangutans
- In Two Decades Increasing Urban Vegetation Could Have Saved Over 1.1 Million Lives
- 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
- Seasonal Changes Affect Alcohol Tolerance and Your Waistline
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
- Rainfall Triggers Extreme Humid Heat in Tropics and Subtropics
- Concerning Chemicals from the Wear of Climbing Shoes Cause Trouble in Indoor Halls
- Greasing the Wheels of the Energy Transition to Address Climate Change and Fossil Fuels Phase out
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Social 'hippie' Spiders Don't Believe in Labels: Study Challenges Long-Held Assumptions About Animal Personalities
- Elephant Instead of Wild Boar? What Could Have Been in Europe
- 'Wood You Believe It?' Engineers Fortify Wood With Eco-Friendly Nano-Iron
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Simultaneous Wildfires
- Extreme Rainfall: A Long-Standing Hypothesis on Temperature Dependence Finally Settled?
- Breakthrough Extends Fuel Cell Lifespan Beyond 200,000 Hours, Paving the Way for Clean Long-Haul Trucking
- Want to Understand Grasslands? Look at the Bigger Picture
- How Math Helps to Protect Crops from Invasive Disease
- Study Using Simulations Highlights Power of Pooled Data in Environmental Health Research
- Blackberries With No Thorns? Scientist Assembles Genome of a Blackberry in Major Step to Breed Better Fruit
- Anatomy of a 'zombie' Volcano: Investigating the Cause of Unrest Inside Uturuncu
- Billion-Year-Old Impact in Scotland Sparks Questions About Life on Land
- Noto Quake 3D Model Adds Dimension to Understand Earthquake Dynamics
- Dangerous Synthetic Opioids and Animal Sedatives Found in Wastewater
Friday, April 25, 2025
- Less Intensive Farming Works Best for Agricultural Soil
- Affordable Hydrogen Fuel Production Using Surface Reconstruction Strategy
- 'Cryosphere Meltdown' Will Impact Arctic Marine Carbon Cycles and Ecosystems, New Study Warns
Thursday, April 24, 2025
- Finding 'win-Win-Wins' For Climate, Economics and Justice
- How to Break Through Climate Apathy
- A New Recycling Process for Silicones Could Greatly Reduce the Sector's Environmental Impacts
- Keeping Tabs on Native Woodlands in Times of Flood and Drought
- Controlling Starch Levels in Algae Could Have Biotechnology and Sustainability Benefits
- Trawling-Induced Sediment Resuspension Reduces CO2 Uptake
- Could Seismic Signals from Earthquakes Mask the Signals of an Underground Explosion?
- Scientists Repurpose Gene Editing Tool to Help Uncover Hidden Microbial Diversity
- New Approach Makes AI Adaptable for Computer Vision in Crop Breeding
- Female Bonobos Keep Males in Check -- Not With Strength, but With Solidarity
- Invasive Weed Threatens Southern California's Deserts
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Paying Fishers to Release Endangered Catches Can Aid Conservation, but Only If Done Right
- Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands to Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle to Keep Up
- Nature Accounting in Colombia Makes Sound Economic Case for Protecting Native Ecosystems
- Newborns Living Near Trees Tend to Be Healthier: New Data Suggests It's Not Because Healthier People Reside Near Parks
- London's Low Emission Zones Save Lives and Money
- World on Course to Trigger Multiple Climate 'tipping Points' Unless Action Accelerates
- Why Are Patagonian Glaciers Rapidly Losing Mass?
- New Porous Crystal Catalyst Offers Durable, Efficient Solution for Clean Hydrogen Production
- Toxic Blooms in Motion: Researchers Map Algae Patterns in Lake Okeechobee, Florida
- Scientific Path to Recouping the Costs of Climate Change
- Melting Glaciers at the End of the Ice Age May Have Sped Up Continental Drift, Fueled Volcanic Eruptions
- Micro-Nano-Plastics Found in Artery-Clogging Plaque in the Neck
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
- E-I-E-I-Omics: New Discoveries in Corn Genetics Could Help Grow More Productive, Resilient Crops
- Big Brains and Big Ranges Might Not Save Birds from Climate Change
- Range Expansion in Lesser Goldfinches
- New Species of Electricity-Conducting Organism, Name It After Tribe
- Oil Cleanup Agents Do Not Impede Natural Biodegradation
- Telemedicine Had an Impact on Carbon Emissions Equivalent to Reducing Up to 130,000 Car Trips Each Month in 2023
- In US, Saving Money Is Top Reason to Embrace Solar Power
- Better Feed, Fewer Burps: Scientists Target Dairy Gas Emissions
- Trash Talk: As Plastic Use Soars, Researchers Examine Biodegradable Solutions
- Major Dust-Up for Water in the Colorado River
Monday, April 21, 2025
- How Activity in Earth's Mantle Led the Ancient Ancestors of Elephants, Giraffes, and Humans Into Asia and Africa
- What If Mother Earth Could Sue for Mistreatment?
- Simulations Predict How Pesticides May Affect Honeybee Colonies
- Harmful Microplastics Infiltrating Drinking Water
- From Research to Real-World, Startup Tackles Soaring Demand for Lithium and Other Critical Minerals
- Coastal Management Model Plays the Long Game Against the Rising Tides
- Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Even Sublethal Insecticide Dose May Disrupt Pollinator Mating Process
- Microplastics: What's Trapping the Emerging Threat in Our Streams?
- Introduced Trees Are Becoming More Common in the Eastern United States, While Native Diversity Declines
- How Safe Is the Air to Breathe? 50 Million People in the US Do Not Know
- Should Farm Fields Be Used for Crops or Solar? Or Both
Friday, April 18, 2025
- Lake Deposits Reveal Directional Shaking During Devastating 1976 Guatemala Earthquake
- Seismology: How Wide Are Faults?
- Early-Life Exposure to Air and Light Pollution Linked to Increased Risk of Pediatric Thyroid Cancer
- Disrupting 'communication' With Plants Could Limit Soybean Cyst Nematode Infections
Thursday, April 17, 2025
- Land-Use Drives Energy Dynamics of Boreal Lake Food Webs
- Early Detection of Wood Coating Deterioration to Better Maintain Wooden Structures
- Extreme Drought Contributed to Barbarian Invasion of Late Roman Britain, Tree-Ring Study Reveals
- Curious Isolation: New Butterfly Species Discovered
- Personality Test for Bees
- A New Record for California's Highest Tree
- Nutrients Strengthen Link Between Precipitation and Plant Growth, Study Finds
- Researchers Warn of a Threat to Water Safety from Wildfires
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
- Microbes in Brooklyn Superfund Site Teach Lessons on Fighting Industrial Pollution
- Sunscreen, Clothes and Caves May Have Helped Homo Sapiens Survive 41,000 Years Ago
- Farm Robot Autonomously Navigates, Harvests Among Raised Beds
- Climate-Related Trauma Can Have Lasting Effects on Decision-Making
- Holiday Flights Could Carry Fewer Passengers as World Warms
- Forward Genetics Approach Reveals the Factor Responsible for Carbon Trade-Off in Leaves
- A Step Toward Harnessing Clean Energy from Falling Rainwater
- Nature-Based Activity Is Effective Therapy for Anxiety and Depression, Study Shows
- Experiment in Floodplain Forest: Using Tree Mortality to Support Oak Regeneration
- Living Fungus-Based Building Material Repairs Itself for Over a Month
- Study Finds Dramatic Boost in Air Quality from Electrifying Railways
- Inside Yellowstone's Fiery Heart: Researchers Map Volatile-Rich Cap, Offering Clues to Future Volcanic Activity