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New Tool Will Allow Scientists to Gauge the Effects of Fossil-Fuel Emissions on Marine Environments

A newly developed tool will allow scientists to better gauge how centuries of fossil fuel emissions could be skewing the data they collect from marine environments.

21 May 2021

Researchers Analyze Molecular Properties of Holm Oak to Identify Drought- Resistant Trees

A research group at the University of Córdoba studied the molecular properties of the holm oak (Quercus ilex) in search of trees that are more resistant to drought and root rot.

19 May 2021

Scientists predict Future Conditions, plan Ways to Adapt to Potential Changes in Ecosystems

In a world that's changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism.

18 May 2021

Scientists Propose a United Global Plan to Save Oceans

Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health.

18 May 2021

Study Shows Only 17% of Rivers are Both Free-Flowing and Within Protected Areas

New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems and the species that rely on them --at risk.

13 May 2021

Drastic Reductions in Global Carbon Emissions is Required to Save Coral Reefs

A new study performed on the growth rates of coral reefs demonstrates that there is still a ray of hope to save the coral reefs of the world—but time is running out.

11 May 2021

Study Reveals Probiotic Methods Could Protect Corals Against Heat Stress

As far as the tropics are concerned, corals are considered the backbone of marine ecosystems.

10 May 2021

Climate Change Impacts Biodiversity of Species Living in the Alps

The European Alps is certainly one of the most scrutinized mountain range in the world, as it forms a true open-air laboratory showing how climate change affects biodiversity.

7 May 2021

Temperature can Explain why the Greatest Variety of Aquatic Life Resides in the Tropics

The bulging, equator-belted midsection of Earth currently teems with a greater diversity of life than anywhere else -- a biodiversity that generally wanes when moving from the tropics to the mid-latitudes and the mid-latitudes to the poles.

7 May 2021

Yale-Led Study Provides Earliest Evidence of Humans Altering Ecosystems with Flames

Mastery of fire has given humans dominance over the natural world. A Yale-led study provides the earliest evidence to date of ancient humans significantly altering entire ecosystems with flames.

6 May 2021