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Mysterious Lives of Sharks and Rays Revealed in New Study

Conservation scientists have unlocked the mysteries of how shark and ray species move up and down the ocean water column, in efforts to better understand them and secure their future.

22 Aug 2022

Could Propane Be the Secret to Greener Air Conditioning?

A recent study led by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria, suggests that the secret to greener air conditioning could lie in using propane, a clean-burning alternative fuel, as a refrigerant.

18 Aug 2022

Miami Residents Devise Solutions to Combat the Effects of Climate Change in Their Communities

The days have been unusually hot, even by Texas standards. That is how Merline Leonce, who grew up in the Gulf Coast city of Baytown, just east of Houston, describes the sweltering heat that has enveloped Miami this summer. "And the humidity," she said, "which we didn't get a lot of in Texas, makes it even worse."

18 Aug 2022

Climate-Resilient Breadfruit Could be a Solution to the Worsening Global Hunger Crisis

In the face of climate change, breadfruit soon might come to a dinner plate near you.

18 Aug 2022

Research on Snow Distribution can Increase Understanding of Arctic Climate

Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties in Earth-system and climate-change models about snow cover across the region and its impacts on water and the environment.

18 Aug 2022

Climate Change Affects Grassland Soil Organic Carbon Storage

According to a new review, grasslands can store carbon, making them a valuable weapon in the fight against climate change.

16 Aug 2022

Monsoon ‘Pulls’ Chemical Pollutants that Accelerate Climate Change into the Upper Atmosphere

While the Asian monsoon brings rain that is vital for the agricultural economy of the vast region, it is also known to suck up into the upper atmosphere chemical pollutants that accelerate climate change.

16 Aug 2022

Study: 900 Years of Cooling in the Gulf of Maine Suddenly Reversed in the Late 1800s

By combining seawater data taken from clam shells and thousands of climate simulations, researchers found that 900 years of cooling in the Gulf of Maine were suddenly reversed in the late 1800s.

16 Aug 2022

Antarctica's Ice Shelves may be Melting at a Faster Rate, New Model Suggests

A new model developed by Caltech and JPL researchers suggests that Antarctica's ice shelves may be melting at an accelerated rate, which could eventually contribute to more rapid sea level rise.

16 Aug 2022

Synthetic Genes Could Make Plants More Resilient to Increasing Pressures from Climate Change

Increasingly, global food production is being threatened by the effects of climate change. As floods, droughts, and extreme heat waves become more common, crops need to be able to adapt faster than ever.

12 Aug 2022