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November 20, 2024
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Nov. 20, 2024 — Mortality attributable to air pollution and extreme temperatures is a major concern, and it is expected to heighten in the future. An international research team found that, under the most probable ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Up to two thirds of the world's temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new ...
Nov. 19, 2024 — Houses for sale in a flood zone are around 10% cheaper than surrounding areas, according to new research. However, the reduced price tag is not worth the extra risk and can burden buyers with long-term insurance costs, according to new ...
Nov. 18, 2024 — A new study has highlighted just how significantly the level of the Mediterranean Sea dropped during the Messinian Salinity Crisis -- a major geological event that transformed the Mediterranean into a gigantic salt basin between 5.97 and 5.33 ...
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Nov. 18, 2024 — An international group of authors who developed the science behind net zero demonstrate that relying on 'natural carbon sinks' like forests and oceans to offset ongoing CO2 emissions from fossil fuel ...
Nov. 16, 2024 — The Earth's total amount of freshwater dropped abruptly starting in May 2014 and has remained low ever since. The shift could indicate Earth's continents have entered a persistently drier ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Mountain lions in greater Los Angeles are proactively shifting their activity to avoid interacting with cyclists, hikers, joggers and other ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Rainforest protection is not only good for biodiversity and the climate -- it also noticeably improves the health of humans who live in the corresponding regions. Researchers show that measures to ...
Nov. 15, 2024 — Hunted nearly to extinction during 20th century whaling, the Antarctic blue whale, the world's largest animal, went from a population size of roughly 200,000 to little more than 300. The most recent ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — A new study determines that just four policies can reduce mismanaged plastic waste -- plastic that isn't recycled or properly disposed of and ends up ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content ...
Nov. 14, 2024 — Underwater robots that can predict waves in real-time could reduce the cost of producing offshore renewable energy, a study ...
Nov. 13, 2024 — A new study highlights how some marine life could face extinction over the next century, if human-induced global warming ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — A new study finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius is still possible, but some countries require support to meet their climate ...
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Nov. 12, 2024 — Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels have reached a record high in 2024, according to new ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Researchers have found evidence that mangrove forests -- which protect tropical and subtropical coastlines -- are drowning in the Maldives. Their finding indicate that rising sea level and a climate ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the ...
Nov. 12, 2024 — Using data from historic ship measurements and Argo floats, researchers introduced a machine learning technique that improves assessment and analysis of the ocean's declining oxygen ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Highland deer mice and their lowland cousins ventured on a simulated seven-week ascent to 6,000 meters. By tracking how the mice responded to cold stress and progressively lower oxygen levels, the ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — New research reveals for the first time how a major Antarctic ice shelf has been subjected to increased melting by warming ocean waters over the last four decades. Scientists say the study -- the ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Geoscientists employed current-day stratigraphic, depositional and paleontological models, along with modern technological muscle to provide updated insights of the Cambrian period of the Grand ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — Only a few weeks ago, massive precipitation produced by the storm 'Boris' led to chaos and flooding in Central and Eastern Europe. An analysis shows that in a world without the current ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — The Planetary Boundaries framework is a pivotal tool for tackling the climate crisis and safeguarding humanity's future on Earth. For the first time, the full story of the Planetary Boundaries ...
Nov. 8, 2024 — A new study challenges theories regarding the origins of a significant transition through the Earth's ice ages. The research provides fresh insights into the ocean's role in climate during ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — A new study has exposed for the first time how inhabitants of the smallest countries globally, contributing least to climate change, already bear the brunt of its devastating consequences and the ...
Nov. 7, 2024 — Tree planting has been widely touted as a cost-effective way of reducing global warming, due to trees' ability to store large quantities of carbon from the atmosphere. But, an international ...
Nov. 6, 2024 — Researchers used biologging technology to analyse movements, activity patterns and eating habits of two species of Southern Ocean albatrosses to see how they responded to extreme weather. The study ...
Nov. 5, 2024 — At the end of the last global ice age, the deep-frozen Earth reached a built-in limit of climate change and thawed into a slushy planet. Results provide the first direct geochemical evidence of the ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — A new study details how climate change transforms coastal wetlands in North Carolina from forest to marshland or even open water, and how satellite imagery may help better direct conservation efforts ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Scientists and environmental activists have consistently called for drastic reductions in meat production as a way to reduce emissions and, in doing so, combat climate change. However, a new analysis ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Research helps reconstruct an ancient climate and challenges the timing of the Andes Mountains ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — The Amazon region is a global hotspot of biodiversity and plays a key role in the climate system because of its ability to store large amounts of carbon and its influence on the global water cycle. ...
Nov. 4, 2024 — Using a sophisticated new modeling approach, researchers have estimated carbon dioxide emissions from inland waters to 22 million U.S. lakes, rivers and reservoirs. It marks the first time this ...
Nov. 1, 2024 — Microplastics have been steadily increasing in freshwater environments for decades and are directly tied to rising global plastic production since the 1950s, according to a new study by an ...
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Fossil Fuel CO2 Emissions Increase Again in 2024
- 'Drowning' Mangrove Forests in Maldives Signal Global Coastal Threat
- First Amber Find on the Antarctic Continent
- Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Study of Mountaineering Mice Sheds Light on Evolutionary Adaptation
- Measurements from 'lost' Seaglider Offer New Insights Into Antarctic Ice Melting
- Geologists Rewrite Textbooks With New Insights from the Bottom of the Grand Canyon
- How Much Climate Change Is in the Weather?
- Pioneering Planetary Boundaries Science as Key to Mitigating Rising Planetary Risks
- Deep Ocean Clues to a Million-Year-Old Ice Age Puzzle Revealed in New Study
Thursday, November 7, 2024
- Some of the World's Least Polluting Populations Are at Much Greater Risk of Flooding Fueled by Climate Change
- Planting Trees in the Arctic Could Make Global Warming Worse, Not Better, Say Scientists
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Monday, November 4, 2024
- Satellite Imagery May Help Protect Coastal Forests from Climate Change
- Small Reductions to Meat Production in Wealthier Countries May Help Fight Climate Change, New Analysis Concludes
- Reconstructing Ancient Climate Provides Clues to Climate Change
- Domino Effect in the Amazon Region
- New Research Estimates Carbon Emissions from 22 Million Stream Reaches Across the US
Friday, November 1, 2024
Thursday, October 31, 2024
- Remote Control Eddies: Upwelled Nutrients Boost Productivity Around Hawaiian Islands
- Study Reveals Acceleration in Pacific Upper-Ocean Circulation Over Past 30 Years, Impacting Global Weather Patterns
- Global Ocean Oscillations and Climate Change Affect Weather Patterns in the Serengeti
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
- Laser Measurements to Track Space Debris and Observe Water Masses
- New Genetic Web Tool to Help Restore Climate-Resilient Marine Ecosystems
- Study Shows Natural Regrowth of Tropical Forests Has Immense Potential to Address Environmental Concerns
- Large Meltwater Accumulation Revealed Inside Greenland Ice Sheet
Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- More Than Half of European Heat-Related Deaths in Summer 2022 Attributed to Anthropogenic Warming
- Oceanographers Record the Largest Predation Event Ever Observed in the Ocean
- Scientist on Personal Mission to Improve Global Water Safety Makes Groundbreaking Discovery
- Coastal Flooding During Hurricanes Helene and Milton Tracked
Monday, October 28, 2024
- Researchers' New Outreach Strategy Succeeds, Sets Blueprint for Detecting Invasive Species in Florida
- Companies and Investors Can Now Get Smarter When It Comes to Nature
- Green Growth: 30% of Regions Worldwide Achieve Economic Growth While Reducing Carbon Emissions
- Giant Clam Declared Critically Endangered After the Latest Assessment
- Using Weather Radar to Track Australia's Migrating Birds
Sunday, October 27, 2024
Friday, October 25, 2024
- Asthma and Fine Particulate Matter
- Slowing Ocean Current Could Ease Arctic Warming -- A Little
- Sliver of Cool Surface Water Helps the Ocean Absorb More Carbon
- Climate Scientist Identifying Water Requirements for Climate Mitigation Through Ecosystem Restoration
Thursday, October 24, 2024
- Wildfires Are Becoming Faster and More Dangerous in Western U.S.
- Engineers Unveil AI Model for Predicting, Controlling Pandemic Spread
- New Mapping Techniques Empower Bird Conservation in Colombia
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
- Polar Bears' Exposure to Pathogens Is Increasing as Their Environment Changes
- Symbiosis in Ancient Corals
- Ethical Framework Aims to Counter Risks of Geoengineering Research
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Paws of Polar Bears Sustaining Ice-Related Injuries in a Warming Arctic
- 'Drowning Continent': Western Australian Coastline's Complex History
Monday, October 21, 2024
- New Ice Core Data Provides Insight Into Climate 'tipping Points' During the Last Ice Age
- What Happened When a Meteorite the Size of Four Mount Everests Hit Earth?
- Weather-Changing El Nino Oscillation Is at Least 250 Million Years Old
- Microbes Drove Methane Growth Between 2020 and 2022, Not Fossil Fuels
- Rapidly Increasing Industrial Activities in Arctic
- Creating a Spatial Map of the Sea: New Research Visualizes How Fishing Communities Can Change Fishing Habits to Adapt to Climate Change
- Combining Satellite Methods Provides Drought Detection from Space
Friday, October 18, 2024
Thursday, October 17, 2024
- Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions from Forest Fires Increase by 60 Percent
- Research Improves Hurricane Intensity Forecasting
- Identifying the Genes That Viruses 'steal' From Ocean Microbes
- New Discovery Reveals How Diatoms Capture Carbon Dioxide So Effectively
- Deep Learning Illuminates Atmospheric Blocking Events of Past, Future
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
- Echoes from the Past: A Geological Mystery Unravelled on Easter Island
- Chickpeas: Sustainable and Climate-Friendly Foods of the Future
- One in Three Plants Call Islands Home: Many at Risk
- Marine Heatwaves Are Underreported in the Deep Ocean
Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- New Temperatures in Two Thirds of Key Tropical Forest
- Climate Change Impacts Internal Migration Worldwide
- Simulated Mission to Mars: Survey of Lichen Species
Friday, October 11, 2024
Thursday, October 10, 2024
- Loss of Lake Ice Has Wide-Ranging Environmental and Societal Consequences
- Hidden Biological Processes Can Affect How the Ocean Stores Carbon
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
- Underwater Caves Yield New Clues About Sicily's First Residents
- Heavy Metals in the Ocean Become More Toxic
- The Bright and Dark Sides of Pacific Salmon Biotransport
- New Study Reveals Growing Weather Extremes in Indo-Pacific Region Driven by Shifts in Tropical Weather Patterns
Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Environmental Law Reform Needed to Protect Endangered Marine Species
- Increase Access to Nature in All Daily Environments and in Education
Monday, October 7, 2024
- Plenty More Fish in the Sea? Environmental Protections Account for Around 10 Percent of Fish Stocks on Coral Reefs
- Low Stream Diatom Biodiversity Potentially Decreasing Stream Oxygen Production in Remote Islands
- Whale Shark Shipping Collisions May Increase as Oceans Warm
- Antarctic 'greening' At Dramatic Rate
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Storms, Floods, Landslides Associated With Intimate Partner Violence Against Women Two Years Later
- The Rate of Climate Change Threatens to Exceed the Adaptive Capacity of Species
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
- Climate Scientists Express Their Views on Possible Future Climate Scenarios in a New Study
- Inadequate Compensation for Lost or Downgraded Protected Areas Threatens Global Biodiversity
Monday, September 30, 2024
- The Vikings Were Part of a Global Network Trading in Ivory from Greenland
- Vast 'stranded Assets' If World Continues Investing in Polluting Industries
Friday, September 27, 2024
Thursday, September 26, 2024
Wednesday, September 25, 2024
- Ice Cores Show Pollution's Impact on Arctic Atmosphere
- Deep-Sea Discovery Shines Light on Life in the Twilight Zone
- One in Two El Niño Events Could Be Extreme by Mid-Century
- Citizen Scientists Help Discover Microplastics Along the Entire German Coastline
- Ancient Reef-Builders Dodged Extinction -- At Least Temporarily
- 'Invisible Forest' Of Algae Thrives as Ocean Warms
- Ice Age Clues Point to More Extreme Weather Patterns in Our Future
- Harvests, Wildfires, Epidemics: How the Jet Stream Has Shaped Extreme Weather in Europe for Centuries