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Ponds May Be Net Emitters of Greenhouse Gases, Study Finds

Though human-made ponds both sequester and release greenhouse gases, when added up, they may be net emitters, according to two related studies by Cornell University researchers.

20 Sep 2023

Ohio State Leads the AI and Biodiversity Change Global Climate Center

The Ohio State University will lead a new multimillion dollar international center devoted to using artificial intelligence to help understand climate impacts on biodiversity.

20 Sep 2023

Economists Explore Policies to Limit Climate-Altering Deforestation

Imagine if France, Germany, and Spain were completely blanketed in forests — and then all those trees were quickly chopped down.

20 Sep 2023

Climate-Driven Advance of Beavers Into the Arctic Region Likely Causing Increased Methane Emissions

The climate-driven advance of beavers into the Arctic tundra is causing the release of more methane - a greenhouse gas - into the atmosphere.

11 Sep 2023

How Climate Change is Changing the Distribution and Ecology of Marine Plankton

Marine plankton plays an important role in the food chain, which is said to be undergoing a transformation due to climate change. Assistant Professor Kohei Matsuno of the Faculty of Fisheries Sciences spoke about how climate change is changing the distribution and ecology of marine plankton and what impact this will have on higher-trophic predators, including humans.

8 Sep 2023

Understanding the Impact of Climate Change on the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle

Before Leila Mirzagholi arrived at MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE) to begin her postdoc appointment, she had spent most of her time in academia building cosmological models to detect properties of gravitational waves in the cosmos.

7 Sep 2023

Majority of Carbon Offset Schemes Overestimate Deforestation Prevention

The majority of carbon offset schemes are significantly overestimating the levels of deforestation they are preventing, according to a study published today in Science.

25 Aug 2023

Climate Change Driving Tree Mortality in the Black Forest

Climate impacts such as dry, hot summers reduce the growth and increase the mortality of trees in the Black Forest because they negatively influence the climatic water balance, i.e., the difference between precipitation and potential evapotranspiration.

24 Aug 2023

Urban Expansion Squeezing Tidal Flats in the Contiguous U.S.

Tidal flats, also known as mud flats, make up coastal wetlands that protect against destructive powers from the ocean such as waves, tsunamis and hurricanes.

23 Aug 2023

Environmental Pollutants Influence How Biodiversity Helps or Hinders Disease Outbreaks in Wildlife

Conventional wisdom among ecologists holds that the more species there are inhabiting an ecosystem, the less vulnerable any one species will be to a threat like a parasite.

18 Aug 2023