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July 26, 2024
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July 26, 2024 — Using data from 6,645 camera traps across the United States, researchers mapped populations of 25 mammal species. They determined that climate, not human activity, was the primary factor in mammals ...
July 25, 2024 — An international team of researchers has found that nitrogen emissions from fertilizers and fossil fuels have a net cooling effect on the climate. But they warn increasing atmospheric nitrogen has ...
July 25, 2024 — A new study finds disproportionate effects of temperature shifts on an icy glacier ...
July 25, 2024 — Aerosol scientists quantify the extent of light absorption by black carbon in fire clouds to better model climate impacts of extreme wildfire ...
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July 25, 2024 — Newly announced research examining greenhouse gas emissions from the drying lake bed of Great Salt Lake, Utah, calculates that 4.1 million tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases were ...
July 25, 2024 — Researchers have developed a material that shows a remarkable ability to convert sunlight and water into clean ...
July 25, 2024 — Tackling a long-time mystery, scientists have found that the turbulent movements of air in clouds play a key role in the growth of water droplets and the initiation of rain. The research can improve ...
July 22, 2024 — Forests can reduce hunger in rural households while also capturing carbon and advancing sustainability goals for low- and middle-income countries, according to new ...
July 22, 2024 — Biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found that even small ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers have made an exciting discovery on the Hong Kong coast. They have identified two fiddler crab species: Tubuca dussumieri, previously ...
July 24, 2024 — Reforestation in low- and middle-income countries can remove up to 10 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at lower cost than previously estimated, making it a potentially more effective ...
July 24, 2024 — New research has found that the Southern Ocean absorbs more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously thought. Using direct measurements of CO2 exchange, ...
July 24, 2024 — New research underscores the close relationship between dust plumes transported from the Sahara Desert in Africa, and rainfall from tropical cyclones along the U.S. Gulf Coast and ...
July 24, 2024 — The team verified that microbes found in Yellowstone National Park hot springs produce methane to ...
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July 24, 2024 — Using trees as a cost-effective tool against climate change is more complicated than simply planting large numbers of them, an international collaboration has ...
July 24, 2024 — Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the ...
July 23, 2024 — The wildfire season of 2023 was the most destructive ever recorded in Canada and a new study suggests the impact was unprecedented. It found that four of the year's wildfires in mine-impacted ...
July 23, 2024 — World leaders must take advantage of a pivotal window of opportunity for forging a much-needed joined-up approach to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss, say scientists. Without this, work on ...
July 23, 2024 — Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favourable temperatures with species in mountain forests moving uphill to escape rising heat caused by climate ...
July 23, 2024 — Fluids circulating underground change rocks over the course of time. These processes must be taken into account if they are to be used as a climate archive. Researchers have used 380-million-year-old ...
July 22, 2024 — A new analysis sheds light on major shortfalls of a recently proposed approach to capture CO2 from air and directly convert it to fuel using electricity. The authors also provide a new, more ...
July 22, 2024 — Climate change will have a considerable influence on the biodiversity and productivity of meadows and pastures. However, according to the results of the large-scale climate and land use experiment ...
July 22, 2024 — New research has implications for addressing a leading contributor to climate warming, ...
July 22, 2024 — Researchers use genomes to help restore the American chestnut population and adjust species breeding to the changing ...
July 19, 2024 — A new ambient-energy-driven membrane that pumps carbon dioxide out of the air has been developed by ...
July 18, 2024 — The key to cooling 'urban heat islands' may lie in the countryside, according to a new ...
July 18, 2024 — A new study suggests that the U.S. government's push to increase heavy-duty trucks' energy efficiency could encourage more shipping by truck instead of rail, reducing the policies' ...
July 17, 2024 — Polyphenols are generally toxic to microorganisms. In peatlands, scientists thought microorganisms avoided this toxicity by degrading polyphenols using an oxygen-dependent enzyme, and thus that ...
July 17, 2024 — As sea ice disappears and grows less reflective, the Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980, and the world has lost up to 15%, according to new ...
July 17, 2024 — When it comes to diatoms that live in the ocean, new research suggests that photosynthesis is not the only strategy for accumulating carbon. Instead, these single-celled plankton are also building ...
July 17, 2024 — The discovery of a hybrid population of poplar trees in western Wyoming has provided insight into how natural hybridization informs the evolution of many plant species, according to researchers. They ...
July 17, 2024 — New research has examined the fossil record going back 66 million years and tracked changes to mammalian ecosystems and species diversity on the North American ...
July 17, 2024 — Strawberries could be fewer and more expensive because of higher temperatures caused by climate change, according to new ...
July 17, 2024 — A newly engineered type of soil can capture water out of thin air to keep plants hydrated and manage controlled release of fertilizer for a constant supply of ...
Wednesday, July 24, 2024
- How Well Does Tree Planting Work in Climate Change Fight? It Depends
- Trees Reveal Climate Surprise -- Bark Removes Methane from the Atmosphere
Tuesday, July 23, 2024
- Researchers Warn of Unprecedented Arsenic Release from Wildfires
- A Window of Opportunity for Climate Change and Biodiversity
- Heat-Sensitive Trees Move Uphill Seeking Climate Change Respite
- Hot Traces in Rock
Monday, July 22, 2024
- Converting Captured Carbon to Fuel: Study Assesses What's Practical and What's Not
- Agriculture: Less Productive Yet More Stable Pastures
- Understanding How a Red Seaweed Reduces Methane Emissions from Cows
- Genome Study Informs Restoration of American Chestnut Tree
Friday, July 19, 2024
Thursday, July 18, 2024
- Rural Belts Around Cities Can Reduce Urban Summer Temperatures by Up to 0.5°C
- Study Shows New Efficiency Standards for Heavy Trucks Could Boost Energy Use
Wednesday, July 17, 2024
- Although Tiny, Peatland Microorganisms Have a Big Impact on Climate
- Sea Ice's Cooling Power Is Waning Faster Than Its Area of Extent
- Diatom Surprise Could Rewrite the Global Carbon Cycle
- Discovery of a Hybrid Lineage Offers Clues to How Trees Adapt to Climate Change
- Research Tracks 66 Million Years of Mammalian Diversity
- Researchers Predict Fewer, Pricier Strawberries as Temperatures Warm
- Smart Soil Can Water and Feed Itself
- Forests Endure as Carbon Sink Despite Regional Pressures
Tuesday, July 16, 2024
- Nature-Based Solutions to Disaster Risk from Climate Change Are Cost Effective
- Microplastic Pollution Increases Sea Foam Height and Stability
- Capturing Carbon With Energy-Efficient Sodium Carbonate-Nanocarbon Hybrid Material
- Ground Surface Conditions Impact Speed and Distance of Leaking Natural Gas
Monday, July 15, 2024
- Scientists Discover Missing Piece in Climate Models
- Loss of Oxygen in Lakes and Oceans a Major Threat to Ecosystems, Society, and Planet
- Wildfire Smoke Has a Silver Lining: It Can Help Protect Vulnerable Tree Seedlings
Friday, July 12, 2024
- Study Examines Urban Forests Across the United States
- Scientists Find New Way Global Air Churn Makes Particles
- Complex Impact of Large Wildfires on Ozone Layer Dynamics
- High and Low Tide Cause Low and High Methane Fluxes
- Unprecedented Warming Threatens Earth's Lakes and Their Ecosystems
- How Plant Cold Specialists Can Adapt to the Environment
Thursday, July 11, 2024
- Forest Carbon Storage Has Declined Across Much of the Western U.S., Likely Due to Drought and Fire
- Study Finds Health Risks in Switching Ships from Diesel to Ammonia Fuel
- Scientists Call for 'major Initiative' To Study Whether Geoengineering Should Be Used on Glaciers
- Mapping the World's Fungi from Air Samples
Wednesday, July 10, 2024
- New Study Provides Enhanced Understanding of Tropical Atmospheric Waves
- Mozambican Woodlands Could Store More Than Double the Carbon Previously Estimated
- The Detection of a Massive Harmful Algal Bloom in the Arctic Prompts Real-Time Advisories to Western Alaskan Communities
- The Gulf Stream Is Wind-Powered and Could Weaken from Climate Change
- Cutting Farm Nitrous Oxide Emissions Helps Climate and Ozone Layer
Tuesday, July 9, 2024
- Study Examines Tree Adaptability to Climate Change
- First Local Extinction in the US Due to Sea Level Rise, Study Suggests
- How a Plant App Helps Identify the Consequences of Climate Change
Monday, July 8, 2024
- Engine Wear Risk as Planes Swallow More Dust Waiting to Land
- Researcher Finds Lithium Ion Batteries a Growing Source of Pollution
- Coral Reefs: Battlegrounds for Survival in a Changing Climate
- New Extremely Fast Carbon Storage Technology
- Companies That Mitigate Climate Change Reduce Their Cost of Capital
- Weaker Ocean Circulation Could Enhance Carbon Dioxide Buildup in the Atmosphere, Study Finds
- Exploring the Radiative Effects of Precipitation on Arctic Amplification and Energy Budget
Thursday, July 4, 2024
Wednesday, July 3, 2024
- Retreating Glaciers: Fungi Enhance Carbon Storage in Young Arctic Soils
- Climate Change Drives Tree Species Towards Colder, Wetter Regions
- Early-Onset El Niño Means Warmer Winters in East Asia, and Vice Versa
Tuesday, July 2, 2024
- Crucial Gaps in Climate Risk Assessment Methods
- True Scale of Carbon Impact from Long-Distance Travel Revealed
- Melting of Alaskan Glaciers Accelerating Faster Than Previously Thought
Monday, July 1, 2024
- Ocean Acidification Turns Fish Off Coral Reefs
- Dampening the 'seeds' Of Hurricanes
- Shrinking Glaciers: Microscopic Fungi Enhance Soil Carbon Storage in New Landscapes Created by Shrinking Arctic Glaciers
- Researchers Identify Unique Survival Strategies Adopted by Fish in the World's Warmest Waters
- Novel Spectroscopy Technique Sheds Light on NOx Reduction
- Choose Where to Plant Energy Crops Wisely to Minimise Loss of Biodiversity
Friday, June 28, 2024
- Investigating Newly Discovered Hydrothermal Vents at Depths of 3,000 Meters Off Svalbard
- Climate Change to Shift Tropical Rains Northward
- Ecologists Reconstruct the History of Biodiversity in the Indo-Australian Archipelago and Its Rise as a Hotspot
Thursday, June 27, 2024
- Projected Loss of Brown Macroalgae and Seagrasses With Global Environmental Change
- Antarctic Ice Shelves Hold Twice as Much Meltwater as Previously Thought
- Common Plastics Could Passively Cool and Heat Buildings With the Seasons
- Pacific Cod Can't Rely on Coastal Safe Havens for Protection During Marine Heat Waves
- New Twists on Tornadoes: Earth Scientist Studies Why U.S. Has So Many Tornadoes
- Climate Change and Sea Level Rise Pose an Acute Challenge for Cities With Combined Sewer Systems
Wednesday, June 26, 2024
- Researchers Address Ocean Paradox With 55 Gallons of Fluorescent Dye
- El Niño Forecasts Extended to 18 Months With Innovative Physics-Based Model
- Future Risk of Coral Bleaching Set to Intensify Globally
- Ocean's Loss of Oxygen Caused Massive Jurassic Extinction: Could It Happen Again?
- Shocked Quartz Reveals Evidence of Historical Cosmic Airburst
- Underwater Mountains Have a Big Impact on Ocean Circulation
Monday, June 24, 2024
- Carbon Dioxide's Heavy Stamp on Temperature: Doubling CO2 May Mean 7 to 14 Degree Increase
- Mashed Up Purple Marine Bacteria Makes an Excellent Eco-Friendly Fertilizer
Friday, June 21, 2024
- Human Activity: A Double-Edged Sword in the Face of Drought
- Up to 30 Percent More Time: Climate Change Makes It Harder for Women to Collect Water, Study Finds
- Restoring the Great Salt Lake Would Have Environmental Justice as Well as Ecological Benefits
Thursday, June 20, 2024
- Changing Climate Will Make Home Feel Like Somewhere Else
- Climate Models Underestimate Carbon Cycling Through Plants
- Hurricane Changed 'rules of the Game' In Monkey Society
Wednesday, June 19, 2024
- Much of the Nord Stream Gas Remained in the Sea
- When in Drought: Researchers Map Which Parts of the Amazon Are Most Vulnerable to Climate Change
- Non-Native Plants and Animals Expanding Ranges 100 Times Faster Than Native Species
Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Monday, June 17, 2024
- Climate Change: Rising Temperatures May Impact Groundwater Quality
- Understanding the Green Sahara's Collapse
- Polarization and Risk Perception Could Play Important Roles in Climate-Policy Outcomes
Friday, June 14, 2024
- Concrete-Nitrogen Mix May Provide Major Health and Environment Benefits
- Scientists Unravel Drivers of the Global Zinc Cycle in Our Oceans, With Implications for a Changing Climate