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Researchers Explore the Effects of Large Wind Farms on Local and Regional Climates

Zhangjiakou, a large city in Hebei Province, China, lies just northwest of Beijing. The nearby Shangyi Wind Farm in Zhangjiakou is a critical component of northern China's electric infrastructure.

24 Sep 2021

Researchers Focus on Growing Climate-Smart Root, Tuber and Banana Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

Root, tuber and banana crops are widely cultivated across the landscapes of sub-Saharan Africa.

23 Sep 2021

Climate Change Could Alter Chemical Communication Among Ocean Creatures

Telecommunications networks span the globe, allowing people to quickly and effortlessly exchange information. Undersea chemical communication among marine life is just as complex, but not as well understood.

23 Sep 2021

Global Compact Report Strengthens the Role of Seafood for Successful Ocean Stewardship

When UN Global Compact is taking stock on the 5 tipping points for ocean stewardship, Cermaq highlight that the sustainable seafood is needed for human and planetary health.

22 Sep 2021

Future Impacts of Climate Change may be Underestimated Due to a Crucial Missing Element

Climate models may be underestimating the impact climate change will have on the UK, North America and other extratropical regions due to a crucial missing element, new research has shown.

21 Sep 2021

Coral Reef Biodiversity Likely to Shuffle but not Decline Under Ocean Warming and Acidification

Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex and productive ecosystems on the planet. Most of coral reef biodiversity consists of tiny organisms living deep within the three-dimensional reef matrix.

21 Sep 2021

Threatened Shark Species ‘Out of Sight Out of Mind’: First Complete National Assessment of Australia’s Sharks and Rays

The first complete assessment of extinction risk for all Australian sharks, rays and ghost sharks reveals Australia is home to more than a quarter of shark species on the planet, but 12 per cent of those are at risk of extinction.

21 Sep 2021

Coastal Communities at Risk as Coral Reefs’ Ability to Provide Ecosystem Services Steadily Declines

According to recent research led by the University of British Columbia, the capacity of coral reefs to offer ecosystem services, which are depended upon by millions of people around the world, has dropped by half since the 1950s.

20 Sep 2021

Increase in Typhus Witnessed in Laos Following Changing Weather Patterns

A new study reveals that the changing weather patterns in Laos could be the reason behind the increase in bugs responsible for the neglected tropical diseases murine typhus and scrub typhus.

20 Sep 2021

New Project Could Help Researchers to Breed More Climate-Resilient Crops

Any houseplant owner knows that changes in the amount of water or sunlight a plant receives can put it under immense stress. A dying plant brings certain disappointment to anyone with a green thumb.

20 Sep 2021