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October 15, 2024
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Oct. 15, 2024 — Two thirds of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in tropical forests are experiencing new temperature conditions as our climate changes, research ...
Oct. 15, 2024 — The influence of climate change on migration, both current and future, has garnered significant attention from the public and policymakers over the past decade. A new study has provided the first comprehensive analysis of how climate factors -- ...
Oct. 11, 2024 — New study documents a severe coral bleaching event occurring in a deep coral reef that resulted in high rates of coral mortality. Unlike many bleaching events, this was driven by the presence of ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — Microscopic organisms in the ocean play a key role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new study unveils a hidden biological factor that could change our understanding of how this process works, and make climate change predictions more ...
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Oct. 11, 2024 — A collection-based survey of lichen species at the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah, USA and Flashline Mars Arctic Research Station in Nunavut, Canada was conducted as part of the Mars-160 ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — A recent study provides groundbreaking insights into long-term changes in tropical weather patterns that are leading to an increased frequency of ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — New research shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10 percent of fish stocks on coral ...
Oct. 10, 2024 — The world's freshwater lakes are freezing over for shorter periods of time due to climate change. This shift has major implications for human safety, as well as water quality, biodiversity, and ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Archaeological surveys suggest that coastal and underwater cave sites in southern Sicily contain important new clues about the path and fate of early human migrants to the ...
Oct. 9, 2024 — Toxic trace elements such as lead, mercury, arsenic, and cadmium naturally occur in small quantities in coastal seas. However, human activities, such as industry and agriculture, contribute ...
Oct. 8, 2024 — Although access to nature is a basic human right, people's actual use of green spaces is subject to inequalities. A research team analyzed what conditions make it more likely that people are exposed ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — Benthic diatoms are the most important and biodiverse primary producers in streams and comprise the basis for the food webs, fueling animals such as ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — Vegetation cover across the Antarctic Peninsula has increased more than tenfold over the last four decades, new research ...
Oct. 7, 2024 — Global warming could increase the threat posed to whale sharks from large ships, according to a new ...
Earlier Headlines
Oct. 3, 2024 — For the first time, scientists have taken near-daily measurements of the Sun's global coronal magnetic field, a region of the Sun that has only been observed irregularly in the past. The ...
Oct. 3, 2024 — Researchers have discovered inorganic nanostructures surrounding deep-ocean hydrothermal vents that are strikingly similar to molecules that make life as we know it possible. These nanostructures are ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — Climate change-related landslides, storms and floods are associated with intimate partner violence against women two years after the event, according to a new ...
Oct. 2, 2024 — A recent study focusing on the Arctic Siberian primrose underscores the critical need to curb climate change to allow species time to adapt through ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — A new survey of climate experts reveals that a majority believes the Earth to be headed for a rise in global temperatures far higher than the 2015 Paris Agreement targets of 1.5 to well-below 2 ...
Oct. 1, 2024 — Conservation scientists have highlighted substantial gaps in the compensation for lost or downgraded protected areas. These gaps risk undermining global efforts for the protection of biodiversity and ...
Sep. 30, 2024 — New research shows that the Vikings traveled more than 6,000 kilometers to the Arctic to hunt for walrus. DNA analyses reveal that walrus ivory from Greenland was brought to Europe and probably as ...
Sep. 30, 2024 — Continued investment in carbon-intensive industries will drastically increase the amount of 'stranded assets' as the world moves to net-zero emissions, researchers ...
Sep. 27, 2024 — Geologists discover a mysterious subduction zone deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, reshaping our understanding of Earth's ...
Sep. 26, 2024 — Researchers have studied how nanoplastic affects aquatic organisms in lakes and rivers. The results are surprising and the researchers are the first to show that some species are being wiped out, ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — A new study on ice cores from Alaska and Greenland found that air pollution from the burning of fossil fuels reaches the remote Arctic in amounts large enough to alter its fundamental atmospheric ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — A new study could change the way scientists view microbial processes in the deep ocean. The unexpected findings expand our understanding of the impacts of climate change, including how and where the ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — Climate change from greenhouse gas emissions could make extreme El Nino events more frequent, according to new ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — The AWI's citizen science project 'Microplastic Detectives' has analyzed 2.2 tons of sand from German coasts for ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — Scientists discovered that ancient reef-building stromatoporoids survived the Late Devonian extinction, contrary to previous beliefs, and continued to thrive. The findings reveal how these organisms ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — An 'invisible forest' of phytoplankton is thriving in part of our warming ocean, new research ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — A new study combines data from ancient shells with advanced climate modeling to shed light on how El Ni o weather patterns might change in a warming ...
Sep. 25, 2024 — Tree-ring data reveal that periodic shifts in strong winds high above the Earth's surface have driven opposite climates in different parts of Europe for the past 700 years and likely much ...
Sep. 24, 2024 — A new analysis of satellite data finds that the record surge in atmospheric methane emissions from 2020 to 2022 was driven by increased inundation and water storage in wetlands, combined with a ...
Sep. 24, 2024 — Climate scientists and permafrost experts show that, according to new climate computer model simulations, global warming will accelerate permafrost thawing and as a result lead to an abrupt ...
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
Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Atmospheric Methane Increase During Pandemic Due Primarily to Wetland Flooding
- Abrupt Intensification of Northern Wildfires Due to Future Permafrost Thawing
- Atmospheric Blocking Slows Ocean-Driven Melting of Greenland's Largest Glacier Tongue
Monday, September 23, 2024
- Extreme Polar Light Environment of the North and South Poles Sustains Biodiversity
- Deeper Corals May Help Shallow Reefs Recover in the Florida Keys
- Transforming Agriculture from Carbon Source to Sink
- Leading Scientists Redefine 'sustainability' To Save the Ocean and Feed a Hungry and Warming Planet
- How Remarkable Diversity in Heat Tolerance Can Help Protect Coral Reefs
Friday, September 20, 2024
- Microplastics Found in Coral Skeletons
- European Green Deal: A Double-Edged Sword for Global Emissions
- Rapid Loss of Antarctic Ice After 2100 Likely Under Current Emissions
Thursday, September 19, 2024
- Breakthrough Study Predicts Catastrophic River Shifts That Threaten Millions Worldwide
- Scientists Say We Have Enough Evidence to Agree Global Action on Microplastics
- New Research Reenvisions Earth's Mantle as a Relatively Uniform Reservoir
- Arctic Warming May Fuel Ice Formation in Clouds
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
- Explaining Dramatic Planet-Wide Changes After World's Last 'Snowball Earth' Event
- Even Marine Animals in Untouched Habitats Are at Risk from Human Impacts
- Sea Surface Temperature Record in the Southwestern Pacific: Coral Colony from Fiji Reveals Warmest Temperatures in Over 600 Years
Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Slow-Moving Landslides a Growing, but Ignored, Threat to Mountain Communities
- Antarctic Krill Can Lock Away Similar Levels of Carbon as Seagrass and Mangroves
- Scientists from 33 European Countries Join Forces to Generate Reference Genomes for the Continent's Rich Biological Diversity
- 'Marine Identity' Can Help Restore the Ocean
Monday, September 16, 2024
- Wildland Firefighters Hit Their STRIDE
- EarthCARE's Lidar Shows Particles in the Atmosphere in Detail
- New 'grumpy' Fish Species Discovered in the Red Sea
Friday, September 13, 2024
- Exceptional Warm Air Intrusions and Omnipresent Aerosol Layers in the Stratosphere
- Global Warming's Economic Blow: Risks Rise More Rapidly for the Rich
- Dams Built to Prevent Coastal Flooding Can Worsen It
Thursday, September 12, 2024
- New Discovery About Ice Layer Formation in Ice Sheets Can Improve Sea Level Rise Predictions
- Climate-Change-Triggered 2023 Mega-Landslide Caused Earth to Vibrate for Nine Days
- Microbe Dietary Preferences Influence the Effectiveness of Carbon Sequestration in the Deep Ocean
Wednesday, September 11, 2024
- One of World's Fastest Ocean Currents Is Remarkably Stable, Study Finds
- New Map Shows Where Landslides Are Most Likely to Occur in U.S.
- How the Oceans' Most Abundant Bacteria Impact Global Nutrient Flows
Tuesday, September 10, 2024
Monday, September 9, 2024
- Deserts' Biggest Threat? Flooding
- New Research Sinks an Old Theory for the Doldrums, a Low-Wind Equatorial Region That Stranded Sailors for Centuries
Friday, September 6, 2024
- Mathematical Proof: Five Satellites Needed for Precise Navigation
- Protecting Just 0.7% of World's Land Could Help Save a Third of Most Unique and Endangered Species
Thursday, September 5, 2024
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
- Study Shows How Oceans Are Key to Addressing Global Challenges
- New Population Model Identifies Phases of Human Dispersal Across Europe
- Photosynthesis in Near Darkness
- A Better Understanding of Climate Change: Researchers Study Cloud Movement in the Arctic
- Uncollected Waste and Open Burning Leading Causes of the Plastic Pollution Crisis
Monday, September 2, 2024
- Global South Cities Lack Cooling Green Spaces
- The Risk of Global Water Scarcity Is Greater When Accounting for the Origin of Rain
Thursday, August 29, 2024
- Number of Fish Species at Risk of Extinction Fivefold Higher Than Previous Estimates, According to a New Prediction
- How a Salt Giant Radically Reshaped Mediterranean Marine Biodiversity
- Global Timber Supply Threatened as Climate Change Pushes Cropland Northwards
- Land-Sea 'tag-Team' Devastated Ocean Life Millions of Years Ago Reveal Scientists
- Study Reveals Crucial Role of Mixing Atlantic and Arctic Waters in Global Ocean Circulation
Wednesday, August 28, 2024
- Making Waves in Hurricane Prediction
- Rain or Shine? How Rainfall Impacts Size of Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Tuesday, August 27, 2024
- Cold Math, Hot Topic: Sea Ice Thermal Conductivity
- Algorithm Raises New Questions About Cascadia Earthquake Record
- Coastal Cities Must Adapt Faster to Climate Change
- Insights from Satellite Data Pave the Way to Better Solar Power Generation
- Researchers Reveal the Causes for Greenland's Abnormal Warming
Monday, August 26, 2024
- Oxygen Produced in the Deep Sea Raises Questions About Extraterrestrial Life
- What Microscopic Fossilized Shells Tell Us About Ancient Climate Change
- Study Finds Salamanders Are Surprisingly Abundant in Northeastern Forests
Friday, August 23, 2024
- New Images Reveal Global Air Quality Trends
- Scientists Call for an Update in Environmental Decision Making That Takes Human Rights Into Account
Thursday, August 22, 2024
- Fisheries Research Overestimates Fish Stocks
- Air Pollution Harms Mental Health Worse in New York's Historically Redlined Neighborhoods
Wednesday, August 21, 2024
- Antarctica Vulnerable to Invasive Species Hitching Rides on Plastic and Organic Debris
- A Deep Dive for Environmental Data on Coastal Oceans
- Human-Wildlife Overlap Expected to Increase Across More Than Half of Land on Earth by 2070
- Highest Prediction of Sea-Level Rise Unlikely
- New Study Reveals Devastating Power and Colossal Extent of a Giant Underwater Avalanche Off the Moroccan Coast
- Using AI to Link Heat Waves to Global Warming
- Research Shows Reducing Future Global Flooding Hinges on Cutting Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
Monday, August 19, 2024
- Forest Loss Intensifies Climate Change by Increasing Temperatures and Cloud Level, Which Leads to Decrease of Water
- Preservation of Organic Carbon in the Ocean Floor
Friday, August 16, 2024
- Nitrogen Interventions as a Key to Better Health and Robust Ecosystems
- Decoding Mysterious Seismic Signals
- Scottish and Irish Rocks Confirmed as Rare Record of 'snowball Earth'
Thursday, August 15, 2024
- As Human Activities Expand in Antarctica, Scientists Identify Crucial Conservation Sites
- Warming Waters and Nutrient Overload: A Dangerous Combination Threatening Our Rivers and Lakes