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Atmospheric Scientists Refine Extreme Rainfall Modeling Using Relative Humidity Metrics

Warming temperatures are fueling more extreme weather-related events — catastrophic floods, severe hurricanes and cyclones, and wildfires exacerbated by drought.

21 Sep 2026

Australia Can Power Industrial Decarbonization While Protecting Nature and Communities: New Report

Electrifying industry is one of the most important levers Australia has to reach net zero and supercharge Australia's economy. A new report from Monash University's Climateworks Centre, shows integrated energy planning for industrial regions can deliver the scale of renewable energy needed while protecting nature and supporting regional communities.

18 Sep 2026

Wastewater Pollution Alters Male Minnow Parental Behavior and Social Dynamics

A team of researchers has found that a common wastewater pollutant turned male fathead minnows into worse fathers and fiercer rivals, revealing ecological impacts that laboratory studies missed.

15 Sep 2026

Resisting Microbe Breakdown Helps Algae Molecules Sink Carbon Safely Away

Deep in the ocean, brown algae and diatoms produce a complex carbohydrate molecule called fucoidan, which helps form the algae's protective outer layer.

15 Sep 2026

Sedimentary DNA Unlocks 1,000 Years of History at Crawford Lake

An international team of scientists, including faculty at Binghamton University, State University of New York, has recreated a 1000-year timeline documenting the ecological changes and human impact to the area surrounding Crawford Lake, the famed location of the proposed Anthropocene.

11 Sep 2026

RPI Research Highlights Economic Impact of Declining Estuary Health

Estuaries across the United States are facing the same trends of warming water, algae growth, and declining oxygen concentrations that threaten water quality and fish populations, regardless of geographic location, according to new research led by a Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) faculty member. Published recently in Nature's Communications Earth & Environment, the findings could have profound implications for water management and policy, according to the lead author, Kaitlin Reinl, Ph.

10 Sep 2026

Advanced Satellite Fusion Sharpens Tracking of Freshwater Fish Diversity

A framework combines hyperspectral imagery, the Google Satellite Embedding dataset (GSED), environmental DNA (eDNA), and machine learning to predict fish taxonomic richness. By linking biological observations with habitat information, the approach improves accuracy over conventional multispectral methods and offers a scalable, noninvasive pathway for biodiversity mapping, conservation planning, and freshwater surveys.

9 Sep 2026

Synergistic Satellite Carbon-Water Modeling Enhances Global Ecosystem Water-Use Efficiency

Satellite remote sensing reveals how efficiently terrestrial ecosystems convert water loss into carbon gain, but product choice shapes the answer. By benchmarking 64 satellite-derived estimates against flux-tower observations, researchers identified reliable approaches, mapped global patterns from 2001 to 2015.

9 Sep 2026

Distracted Dog Walkers May Be Putting Wildlife and Livestock at Risk, Study Find

Dog walkers distracted by their phones, conversations or other demands can miss their pets fouling, disturbing wildlife or approaching livestock, according to new research from the University of Surrey.

8 Sep 2026

Small Freshwater Ecosystems Suffer From High Concentrations of Plastic Waste

Microplastics are turning up almost everywhere - from oceans and rivers to soils and sediments - yet far less is known about what happens when they enter freshwater wetlands.

8 Sep 2026