Environmental Issues News
June 13, 2025
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June 12, 2025 — Ancient carbon thought to be safely stored underground for millennia is unexpectedly resurfacing literally. A sweeping international study has found that over half of the carbon gases released by rivers come from long-term, old carbon sources like ...
June 10, 2025 — What if all life on Earth followed a surprisingly simple pattern? New research shows that in every region, species tend to cluster in small hotspots and then gradually thin out. This universal rule applies across drastically different organisms and ...
June 9, 2025 — For millions of years, large herbivores like mastodons and giant deer shaped the Earth's ecosystems, which astonishingly stayed stable despite extinctions and upheavals. A new study reveals that only twice in 60 million years did environmental ...
June 6, 2025 — Frogs, salamanders, and other amphibians are not just battling habitat loss and pollution they're now also contending with increasingly brutal heat waves and droughts. A sweeping 40-year study shows a direct link between the rise in extreme weather ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study found exposure to specific tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy are associated with increased risk of various negative birth ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study details processes that keep pollutants aloft despite a drop in ...
June 3, 2025 — Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet could be triggered with very little ocean warming above present-day, leading to a devastating four meters of global sea level rise to play out over hundreds ...
June 3, 2025 — A new study has finally confirmed the theory that the cause of extraordinary global tremors in September -- October 2023 was indeed two mega tsunamis in Greenland that became trapped standing waves. Using a brand-new type of satellite altimetry, the ...
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 rising sea levels in isolation but is vulnerable to ...
June 2, 2025 — Global warming is continuously advancing. How quickly this will happen can now be predicted more accurately than ever before, thanks to a method developed by climate researchers. Anthropogenic global ...
May 30, 2025 — Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global warming. While the formation of ozone is often attributed to ...
May 30, 2025 — To achieve the European Green Deal's goal of 25% organic agriculture by 2030, researchers argue that new genomic techniques (NGTs) should be allowed without pre-market authorization in organic as ...
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May 29, 2025 — Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust ...
May 29, 2025 — Scientists have pioneered a new way to breed climate-resilient crops faster by combining plant genebank data with climate and DNA analysis. The method, tested on sorghum, could speed up global ...
May 29, 2025 — As the world shifts toward sustainable energy sources, 'green hydrogen' - hydrogen produced without emitting carbon - has emerged as a leading ...
May 29, 2025 — Researchers created a detailed physical model that suggests a major Atlantic Ocean current will weaken far less under climate change than indicated by more extreme climate model ...
May 29, 2025 — Reducing travel speeds and using an intelligent queuing system at busy ports can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from oceangoing container ...
May 29, 2025 — Anthropologists have examined the societal consequences of global glacier loss. This article appears alongside new research that estimates that more than three-quarters of the world's glacier mass ...
May 29, 2025 — A new study finds that if global warming exceeds the Paris Climate Agreement targets, the non-polar glacier mass will diminish significantly. However, if warming is limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius, at ...
May 29, 2025 — Replanting forests can help cool the planet even more than some scientists once believed, especially in the tropics. But even if every tree lost since the mid-19th century is replanted, the total ...
May 29, 2025 — Lightweight, powerful lithium-ion batteries are crucial for the transition to electric vehicles, and global demand for lithium is set to grow rapidly over the next 25 years. A new analysis looks at ...
May 28, 2025 — As rising global temperatures alter ecosystems worldwide, animal species usually have two choices: adapt to changing local conditions or flee to a cooler clime. Ecologists have long assumed that the ...
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May 28, 2025 — This study measured the growth rate of coral reefs in Honaunau Bay, Hawaii, using on-site data gathering and aerial imagery. Researchers found that the reefs are being eroded by sea urchin ...
May 27, 2025 — With wildfires increasing in frequency, severity, and size in the Western U.S., researchers are determined to better understand how smoke impacts air quality, public health, and even the weather. As ...
May 27, 2025 — A pioneering method to simulate how microscopic particles move through the air could boost efforts to combat air pollution, a study ...
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 23, 2025 — Plankton may be tiny, but they play an important role in the ocean. As the foundation of marine ecosystems, they support ocean food webs and help regulate Earth's climate by storing carbon. ...
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 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 — A review has stressed that agricultural soils now hold around 23 times more microplastics than ...
May 22, 2025 — From deadly floods in Europe to intensifying tropical cyclones around the world, the climate crisis has made timely and precise forecasting more essential than ever. Yet traditional forecasting ...
May 22, 2025 — A modeling study shows that global warming will make it harder to reduce ground-level ozone, a respiratory irritant that is a key component of smog, by cutting greenhouse gas ...
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 — How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance ...
May 21, 2025 — Hurricane winds are a major contributor to storm-related losses for people living in the southeastern coastal states. As the global temperature continues to rise, scientists predict that hurricanes ...
May 21, 2025 — Researchers look to extremes in the past to study how the system reacts to imbalances. They detail an overlooked mechanism for how the ocean can help stabilize massive releases of carbon into the ...
May 21, 2025 — A study has found that implementing robust air pollution control measures could mean Southeast Asian countries prevent as many as 36,000 ozone-related premature deaths each year by ...
May 20, 2025 — Encouraging people in North America and Sub-Saharan Africa to adopt a low-carbon lifestyle could help to cut global household emissions of planet-warming carbon dioxide by up to two-fifths, a new ...
May 20, 2025 — A novel analysis suggests more than 3,500 animal species are threatened by climate change and also sheds light on huge gaps in fully understanding the risk to the animal ...
May 20, 2025 — The Arctic is one of the coldest places on Earth, but in recent decades, the region has been rapidly warming, at a rate three to four times faster than the global average. However, current climate ...
May 19, 2025 — A new report identifies the top 12 emerging threats that could accelerate pollinator losses within the next 5-15 years, according to ten of the world's leading ...
May 19, 2025 — People have assumed climate change solutions that sequester carbon from the air into soils will also benefit crop yields. But a new study finds that most regenerative farming practices to build soil ...
Wednesday, May 28, 2025
Tuesday, May 27, 2025
- New Study Analyzes Air Quality Impacts of Wildfire Smoke
- Rapid Simulations of Toxic Particles Could Aid Air Pollution Fight
- The Ocean Seems to Be Getting Darker
Friday, May 23, 2025
- How Marine Plankton Adapts to a Changing World
- El Niño and La Niña Climate Swings Threaten Mangroves Worldwide
Thursday, May 22, 2025
- New Study Reveals How Competition Between Algae Is Transforming the Gulf of Maine
- Scientists Say Microplastics Are 'silently Spreading from Soil to Salad to Humans'
- Breakthrough AI Model Could Transform How We Prepare for Natural Disasters
- Climate Change May Make It Harder to Reduce Smog in Some Regions
- Climate Change Poses Severe Threat to Bowhead Whale Habitat
Wednesday, May 21, 2025
- Yeast Reveals How Species Adapt to a Warmer Climate
- Wind-Related Hurricane Losses for Homeowners in the Southeastern U.S. Could Be Nearly 76 Percent Higher by 2060
- Fool's Gold: A Hidden Climate Stabilizer
- Southeast Asia Could Prevent Up to 36,000 Ozone-Related Early Deaths a Year by 2050 With Stricter Air Pollution Controls
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
- Household Action Can Play Major Role in Climate Change Fight
- Thousands of Animal Species Threatened by Climate Change
- Clouding the Forecast: Study Reveals Why So Many Climate Models Are Wrong About the Rate of Arctic Warming
Monday, May 19, 2025
- Bees Facing New Threats, Putting Our Survival and Theirs at Risk
- Cover Crops May Not Be Solution for Both Crop Yield, Carbon Sequestration
- Glaciers Will Take Centuries to Recover Even If Global Warming Is Reversed, Scientists Warn
- First-of-Its-Kind Global Study Shows Grasslands Can Withstand Climate Extremes With a Boost of Nutrients
- With Evolutionary AI, Scientists Find Hidden Keys for Better Land Use
Friday, May 16, 2025
- Study Reveals Healing the Ozone Hole Helps the Southern Ocean Take Up Carbon
- Designing the Future of Clean Energy: Janus Heterobilayers Lead the Way
- 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
- One in Ten Asthma Cases Can Be Avoided With a Better Urban Environment
Thursday, May 15, 2025
- A Vicious Cycle: How Methane Emissions from Warming Wetlands Could Exacerbate Climate Change
- Dual Associations With Two Fungi Improve Tree Fitness
- World's Rivers Remapped to Improve Flood Modeling
Wednesday, May 14, 2025
- Should We Protect Non-Native Species? A New Study Says Maybe
- Sharp Depletion in Soil Moisture Drives Land Water to Flow Into Oceans, Contributing to Sea Level Rise
- New Global Model Shows How to Bring Environmental Pressures Back to 2015 Levels by 2050
- Climate Change Is Turning Coastal Lagoons Into 'salty Soup'
Tuesday, May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
- Sunlight-Powered System Mimics Plants to Power Carbon Capture
- Helping Birds and Floating Solar Energy Coexist
Friday, May 9, 2025
Thursday, May 8, 2025
- Mercury Levels in the Atmosphere Have Decreased Throughout the 21st Century
- Waxing and Waning Prairie: New Study Unravels Causes of Ancient Climate Changes
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
- Warming Climate Making Fine Particulate Matter from Wildfires More Deadly and Expensive
- Feat of 'dung-Gineering' Turns Cow Manure Into One of World's Most Used Materials
- The World's Wealthiest 10% Caused Two Thirds of Global Warming Since 1990
- New Study Tracks Air Pollution and CO2 Emissions Across Thousands of Cities Worldwide
- The Atmospheric Memory That Feeds Billions of People: Newly Discovered Mechanism for Monsoon Rainfall
- Is Virtual-Only Couture the New Clothing Craze?
- Fewer Parasites in the Indian River Lagoon Signal Big Ecosystem Problems
- Climate Change: Future of Today's Young People
Tuesday, May 6, 2025
- Practical New Tool Created for Detecting Nanoplastics and Microplastics in the Environment
- Heat and Drought Are Quietly Hurting Crop Yields
- Breakthrough in Fuel Cell Recycling Turns 'forever Chemicals' Into Renewable Resources
- Cutting Greenhouse Gases Will Reduce Number of Deaths from Poor Air Quality
Monday, May 5, 2025
Friday, May 2, 2025
Thursday, May 1, 2025
Wednesday, April 30, 2025
- International Experts Lead Calls to Embed Nature in City Infrastructure for Better Health and Climate Resilience
- In Two Decades Increasing Urban Vegetation Could Have Saved Over 1.1 Million Lives
- Bacterial Villain Behind Lake Erie's 'potent Toxin' Unveiled
- 'Scratching' More Than the Ocean's Surface to Map Global Microplastic Movement
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Monday, April 28, 2025
- Extreme Monsoon Changes Threaten the Bay of Bengal's Role as a Critical Food Source
- Geoengineering Technique Could Cool Planet Using Existing Aircraft
- Climate Change Increases the Risk of Simultaneous Wildfires
Friday, April 25, 2025
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
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
- Hotter Temps Trigger Wetlands to Emit More Methane as Microbes Struggle to Keep Up
- 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?
- Scientific Path to Recouping the Costs of Climate Change
Tuesday, April 22, 2025
Monday, April 21, 2025
- Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Emissions
- How Safe Is the Air to Breathe? 50 Million People in the US Do Not Know
Friday, April 18, 2025
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Tuesday, April 15, 2025
- Colombia's Peatlands Could Be a Crucial Tool to Fight Climate Change: But First We Have to Find Them
Monday, April 14, 2025
- Pioneering Research Reveals Arctic Matter Pathways Poised for Major Shifts Amidst Climate Change
- Deep-Sea Mining Risks Leads Study to Urge Shift to Circular Solutions
- New Model to Evaluate Impact of Extreme Events and Natural Hazards
Friday, April 11, 2025
- Hundred-Year Storm Tides Will Occur Every Few Decades in Bangladesh, Scientists Report
- 'Internet of Nature' Helps Researchers Explore the Web of Life
Thursday, April 10, 2025
- Drug Pollution Alters Salmon Migration
- Global EV Adoption Fails to Cut CO2
- Caspian Sea Decline Threatens Endangered Seals, Coastal Communities and Industry
- Man's Best Friend May Be Nature's Worst Enemy, Study on Pet Dogs Suggests
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
- European Bird Declines Linked to Range of Climatic Conditions Experienced
- Europe's Population Is Adapting Better to Cold Than to Heat
- Potable Water Happy Byproduct of Low-Cost Green Hydrogen Technology
- Tree Rings Track Atmospheric Mercury Cheaply
- Mapping Mercury Contamination in Penguins of the Southern Ocean
- Decarbonization Improves Energy Security for Most Countries
- Nanoplastics in Soil: How Soil Type and pH Influence Mobility
- A Step Toward Cleaner Iron Extraction Using Electricity