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Ocean Acidification Simplifies Coral Reefs, Harming Fish Habitat

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea, conducted by a research team led by Professor Ivan Nagelkerken from the University of Adelaide, reveals that ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making essential habitats less appealing to certain fish species.

2 Jul 2024

Ancient Ocean Suffocation Offers Warning for Climate Change Impact

In a recent study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers warned about the potential effects of oxygen depletion and climate change in oceans by using a clue found in Italian limestone that explains a huge extinction of marine life millions of years ago.

27 Jun 2024

Exploring the Impact of Low Gravity on Hydrothermal Circulation in Ocean Worlds

A new study investigates how the influence of low gravity, as found on ocean worlds in our solar system, impacts flows of water and heat below their seafloors.

26 Jun 2024

Flexible Electronic Circuit Innovations Complement Climate Change Action, Notes GlobalData

Nanometer-thick materials offer flexibility and electronic properties, paving the way for sustainable, cost-effective flexible electronics.

26 Jun 2024

Study Reveals Climate Change Coverage Disparities in U.S. News Media

New research led by the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals a crucial disparity in how climate change is reported across different types of news outlets and locations.

20 Jun 2024

Global Warming Threatens Hudson Bay Polar Bears with Longer Ice-Free Periods

Recent research by Julienne Stroeve and colleagues, published in Communications Earth & Environment, projects that global warming would extend the Hudson Bay’s ice-free period, hence shortening the resident polar bears’ hunting season.

14 Jun 2024

Historic Regulations Lead to Decrease in Harmful Ozone-Depleting Chemicals

A new study by an international team of researchers, published today in Nature Climate Change, has revealed significant progress in the drive to reduce atmospheric levels of chemicals that destroy the Earth’s protective ozone layer, confirming the success of historic regulations limiting their production and use.

12 Jun 2024

North American Bird Populations Face Greater Decline by Century’s End Due to Climate Change

Following decades of decline, even fewer birds will darken North American skies by the end of the century, according to a new analysis by scientists at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

12 Jun 2024

Nitrous Oxide Emissions Soared 40 Percent from 1980-2020, Greatly Accelerating Climate Change, New Study Led by Boston College Scientists Finds

Emissions of nitrous oxide – a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane – continued unabated between 1980 and 2020, a year when more than 10-million metric tons were released into the atmosphere primarily through farming practices, according to a new report led by Boston College scientists for the Global Carbon Project.

12 Jun 2024

Study on Climate Change Control with ML Named Best Paper

The Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning Workshop at the International Conference on Learning Representations (ICLR), held in Vienna, Austria, and remotely in May, awarded a best paper award to a group that is exploring and utilizing machine learning to predict weather.

11 Jun 2024