Among mammals, Arctic ground squirrels are unique. Their capacity to prevent themselves from freezing even while body temperatures go less than that level on the thermometer facilitates them to endure adverse winter climates.
Climate change is subjecting plants to rapid shifts in temperature and precipitation, pushing them into new ranges and stressing them in old ones.
Rising temperatures due to climate change are likely influencing human migration patterns, according to a new study by Rita Issa of University College London and colleagues, published May 24 in the open-access journal PLOS Climate.
With the rise of extreme weather events, which are becoming more frequent in our warming climate, accurate predictions are becoming more critical for all of us, from farmers to city-dwellers to businesses around the world.
Climate change is expected to have an impact on sleep quality, according to leading sleep researcher Professor Derk-Jan Dijk.
Acoustic signals can be utilized to successfully monitor glacial runoff and provide a less expensive and more accessible alternative to present technologies.
A safe supply of clean water is essential for human survival; nevertheless, 2.2 billion people worldwide lack access to this basic human right. A global water security crisis is developing, exacerbated by climate change.
A new review of research suggests that the nature-based technology biochar - a carbon-rich material - could be an important tool to use in agriculture to help mitigate climate change.
According to a new study headed by Carnegie’s Yixian Zhen and Minjie Hu, coral cells tag friendly algae before consuming them, so beginning a mutually beneficial connection.
According to recent research, a 1987 global agreement to protect the ozone layer is prolonging the first ice-free Arctic summer by up to 15 years.