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April 7, 2025
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Apr. 7, 2025 — The vast desert of the Arabian Peninsula was not always an arid landscape. A recent study reveals that this region was once home to a vast lake and river system. These favorable conditions fostered grasslands and savannahs, enabling human migration ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Rivers, streams, lakes, and reservoirs aren't just scenic parts of our landscape -- they're also vital engines for life on Earth. These inland waters 'breathe' oxygen, just like we do. But a new study shows that we've been suffocating them during ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Storm forecasting is traditionally based on studying atmospheric conditions but ground-breaking research that also looks at land surface conditions is set to transform early warning systems in ...
Apr. 4, 2025 — Exposure to fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke was associated with increased visits to emergency departments (ED) for mental health conditions, according to a new ...
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Apr. 3, 2025 — An archaeological study of human settlement during the Final Palaeolithic revealed that populations in Europe did not decrease homogenously during ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — A unique carbon capture technology could offer a more cost-effective way to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air and turn it into clean, synthetic ...
Apr. 3, 2025 — Researchers have expanded the potential of carbon capture technology that plucks CO2 directly from the air by demonstrating that there are multiple suitable and abundant materials that can facilitate ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — New projections reveal a 4 degree Celsius rise in global temperatures would cut world GDP by around 40% by 2100 -- a stark increase from previous estimates of around ...
Apr. 2, 2025 — As global temperatures warm, the Southern Ocean -- between Antarctica and other continents -- will eventually release heat absorbed from the atmosphere, leading to projected long-term increases in ...
Apr. 1, 2025 — Scientists have released new and more accurate genome sequences for five species of duckweed. Their research reveals the specific genes responsible for some of the plant's most useful traits, ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — A new study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning their species-rich, mountain habitats from refuges into traps. Think of it as the 'butterfly effect' ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — Human thermoregulation limits are lower than previously thought, indicating that some regions may soon experience heat and humidity levels exceeding safe limits for survival. The study underscores ...
Mar. 31, 2025 — One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to a new study. As a result, the North Atlantic could be flooded with ...
Mar. 28, 2025 — A new study measured water vapor in Greenland's air, collecting data crucial for improving climate models and forecasting Arctic ...
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Mar. 28, 2025 — Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study explores the factors shaping plant distributions and how these patterns have changed over millions of years. Analyzing nearly ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Researchers found increased meltwater and rain explain 60% of a decades-long mismatch between predicted and observed temperatures in the ocean around ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — In the past, intact forests absorbed 7.8 billion tons of CO2 annually -- about a fifth of all human emissions -- but their carbon storage is increasingly at risk from climate change and human ...
Mar. 27, 2025 — Renting clothes can reduce the fashion industry's enormous environmental impact, but so far, the business models have not worked very well. The best chance of success is for a rental company to ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Many native plants in the U.S. cannot possibly move themselves fast enough to avoid climate-change driven extinction. If these native plants are going to have any chance of surviving into the future, ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — A new study uncovers a critical challenge in accurately classifying precipitation as rain or snow using surface weather data. Accurately identifying precipitation phase is critical for weather ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Humans are having a highly detrimental impact on biodiversity worldwide. Not only is the number of species declining, but the composition of species communities is also changing. This is one of the ...
Mar. 26, 2025 — Tropical marine low clouds play a crucial role in regulating Earth's climate. However, whether they mitigate or exacerbate global warming has long remained a mystery. Now, researchers have ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — How is organic matter transported from productive coastal areas to the open ocean? Researchers have now shown that eddies play a crucial role in this process. The swirling currents contain large ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Researchers have developed a highly accurate land cover map for Siberia, providing insights into climate change and predictions. Using advanced machine learning techniques and existing multiple land ...
Mar. 25, 2025 — Delayed and disorderly energy transitions will threaten economic and financial stability whilst also increasing the economic risks from climate change, according to a new study. Conversely, ...
Mar. 24, 2025 — A storm, even once it has passed, can leave traces in the ocean that last for thousands of years. These consist of sediment layers composed of coarse particles, which are different from the finer ...
Mar. 24, 2025 — A new model suggests that timber production in Minnesota could decrease by half as windstorms intensify with climate ...
Mar. 23, 2025 — Existing tax policies during the energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable sources will lead to major energy injustices and skewed priorities, new research ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Scientists will warn policymakers that the shrinking glaciers of the Andes threaten the water supply of 90 million people on the South American continent at the first-ever World Day for Glaciers ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Southern elephant seals are the 'canary in the coal mine' for the Southern Ocean, offering insight into how the ecosystem may react to future climate change and human impact, new research ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, a poll finds. And living through such an event appears to make a big difference in ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — Identifying viruses associated with red tide can help researchers forecast the development of blooms and better understand environmental factors that can cause blooms to terminate. The study marks an ...
Mar. 20, 2025 — According to a predictive model, the microalgae present in peat bogs could offset up to 14% of future CO2 emissions, thanks to their photosynthetic activity. This conclusion was reached by basing the ...
Friday, March 28, 2025
Thursday, March 27, 2025
- Melting Ice, More Rain Drive Southern Ocean Cooling
- Damaging Cluster of UK Winter Storms Driven by Swirling Polar Vortex Miles Above Earth
- Losing Forest Carbon Stocks Could Put Climate Goals out of Reach
- Renting Clothes for Sustainable Fashion -- Niche Markets Work Best
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
- If Native Plants Are Going to Survive Climate Change, They Need Our Help to Move -- Here's How to Do It Safely
- Blurring the Line Between Rain and Snow: Limits of Meteorological Classification
- The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity
- Researchers' Breakthrough Method Reveals Clouds Amplify Global Warming Far More Than Previously Understood
Tuesday, March 25, 2025
- Ocean Eddies -- The Food Trucks of the Sea
- Refining Siberia's Land Cover Data: A Leap Forward for Climate Science
- Delaying the Net Zero Transition Could Impose Significant Economic Costs
Monday, March 24, 2025
- 5,700-Year Storm Archive Shows Rise in Tropical Storms and Hurricanes in the Caribbean
- How Extreme Weather Threatens Nature's Essential Services
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Thursday, March 20, 2025
- Shrinking Andean Glaciers Threaten Water Supply of 90 Million People, Global Policy Makers Warn
- Aotearoa Once Home to Elephant Seals
- Weather Emergencies Affect Older Adults' Views on Climate and Health
- Study Identifies Viruses in Red Tide Blooms for the First Time
- Peatlands' Potential to Capture Carbon Upgraded as Temperatures Rise
- River Water Temperatures Swing from Hot to Cold: Major Discovery Shows Value of Observational Records
Wednesday, March 19, 2025
- New Carbon-Negative Material Could Make Concrete and Cement More Sustainable
- Good Sphagnum Moss Layer Growth Improves Carbon Sequestration in Restored Peatlands
- Unknown Microorganisms Used Marble and Limestone as a Habitat
- Rethinking How We Study the Impact of Heat on Heart Health
- Sulfur Bacteria Team Up to Break Down Substances in the Seabed
Tuesday, March 18, 2025
- How to Stop Being Surprised by Extreme Weather
- Climate Change Fuelling Mental Health Crisis in Areas Most Affected by Climate Crisis
- Red Coral Colonies Survive a Decade After Being Transplanted in the Medes Islands
- Kansas, Missouri Farmers Avoid Discussing Climate Change Regardless of Opinions, Study Finds
- Threatened by Warming Waters, Brook Trout May Be Able to Adapt to Hotter Weather
- Adopting Zero-Emission Trucks and Buses Could Save Lives, Prevent Asthma
- Eco-Friendly Method to Efficiently Convert Methane to Ethanol
Monday, March 17, 2025
- Global Warming Can Lead to Inflammation in Human Airways, New Research Shows
- Without Oxygen: How Primordial Microbes Breathed
Thursday, March 13, 2025
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
Tuesday, March 11, 2025
- Earth's 'dirty Mirror' Effect Is Accelerating Climate Change
- Arctic Sea Ice Loss Drives Drier Weather Over California and Wetter Over Spain and Portugal
- Study Explores Effects of Climatic Changes on Christmas Island's Iconic Red Crabs
- Boreal Forest: Taking Taiga's Temperature
Monday, March 10, 2025
- Are Volcanoes Behind the Oxygen We Breathe?
- Climate Change Will Reduce the Number of Satellites That Can Safely Orbit in Space
Friday, March 7, 2025
- Earth's Orbital Rhythms Link Timing of Giant Eruptions and Climate Change
- The Unforseen Effects of Melting Glaciers on Arctic Coastal Ecosystems
- Scientists Develop Advanced Forest Monitoring Systems: Will Forests Monitor Themselves in the Future?
Thursday, March 6, 2025
- Study Warns of Deadly Future Marine Heat Waves in East Coast Estuaries
- Tropical Forests in the Americas Are Struggling to Keep Pace With Climate Change
- Researchers Reveal Nitrogen's Dominant Role in Global Organic Aerosol Absorption
- Climate Change Threatens Future of Banana Export Industry
- Adaptability of Some Coral Reef Fish to Rising Temperatures
- Plants Struggled for Millions of Years After the World's Worst Climate Catastrophe
- Tracking Polar Bears During Their Most Secretive Stage of Life
Wednesday, March 5, 2025
- Flooding Expected Sooner in Hawai'i's Sinking Coastal Areas
- The Yucca and the Moth: How Extreme Weather Impacts the Timing of Biological Events
- Caribou Migration Patterns Are Shrinking
- Researchers Quantify the Way Rivers Bend, Opening Up the Possibility for Identifying Origins of Channels on Other Planets
- Concrete Evidence: Japanese Buildings Absorb 14% of Cement Production's Carbon Footprint
- Satellite Image Analysis Delivers New Insight Into the Functional Diversity of Tropical Forests
- The Ozone Hole Is Healing, Thanks to Global Reduction of CFCs
- The Pot Is Already Boiling for 2% of the World's Amphibians
Tuesday, March 4, 2025
- Study Reveals How Rising Temperatures Could Lead to Population Crashes
- World's Critical Food Crops at Imminent Risk from Rising Temperatures
- Heat from the Sun Affects Seismic Activity on Earth
Monday, March 3, 2025
- Melting Antarctic Ice Sheets Will Slow Earth's Strongest Ocean Current
- Engineers Create More Effective Burner to Reduce Methane Emissions
Thursday, February 27, 2025
Wednesday, February 26, 2025
- An Emissions Tale of Two Cities: Salt Lake City Vs. Los Angeles
- Are Our Refrigerants Environmentally Safe? The Lingering Questions About the Chemicals Keeping Us Cool
- Researchers Make Recommendations for Promoting Sustainable Development in Mangrove Forest Areas
- Environmental Impact of Unexploded Ordnance in the Baltic Sea
- Beyond the Burn: Harvesting Dead Wood to Reduce Wildfires and Store Carbon
Tuesday, February 25, 2025
- Giant Ice Bulldozers: How Ancient Glaciers Helped Life Evolve
- Environment Nudges Birds to Fast, or Slow, Life Lane
- Tree Diversity Increases Carbon Sequestration
- Africa Set to Reach 1.5 C Climate Change Threshold by 2040 Even Under Low Emission Scenarios
Monday, February 24, 2025
- Beehive Sensors Offer Hope in Saving Honeybee Colonies
- Climate Change Effects in 24,000 US Lakes
- Arctic Study Urges Stronger Climate Action to Prevent Catastrophic Warming
- Mega-Iceberg from Antarctica on Collision Course With South Georgia: Harbinger of Things to Come?
- Research Provides New Detail on the Impact of Volcanic Activity on Early Marine Life
Friday, February 21, 2025
- The Rising Tide of Sand Mining: A Growing Threat to Marine Life
- UK Peatland Fires Are Supercharging Carbon Emissions as Climate Change Causes Hotter, Drier Summers
Thursday, February 20, 2025
- Coastal Erosion Threatens Ancient City, and Many Others
- New AI System Accurately Maps Urban Green Spaces, Exposing Environmental Divides
- Scientists Call for Efforts to Protect Habitats of Critically Endangered Shark Species
- Turtles Change Nesting Patterns in Response to Climate Change
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
- Nitrogen Fixation on Marine Particles Is Important in the Global Ocean
- We Can Farm More Seafood While Minimizing Its Impact on Biodiversity
- A Catalytic Two-Step: Transforming Industrial CO2 Into a Renewable Fuel
- New Process Gets Common Rocks to Trap Carbon Rapidly, Cheaply
- Global Retreat of Glaciers Has Strongly Accelerated
- Urban Environments Promote Adaptation to Multiple Stressors
- Groundbreaking Study Reveals How Topology Drives Complexity in Brain, Climate, and AI
- 'Glacial Fracking': A Hidden Source of Arctic Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- Resilient Algae May Speed Up Greenland Ice Melt
Tuesday, February 18, 2025
- Repeated Invasions Shape NZ's Bird Life
- Ecologist Finds Eastern Monarch Butterflies Delaying Fall Migration
- Rapid Environmental Change Can Threaten Even a Peaceful Daisyworld