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Beetle Study Finds Diversity in the Sub-Antarctic Linked to Global Cooling

An international research team led by Monash University has demonstrated that cooling temperatures and glacial cycles over the past 15 million years were essential for an explosion in terrestrial animal diversity throughout the Antarctic region.

10 Jun 2021

Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Could Help Maintain Tree Diversity, Study Finds

When it comes to climate change, policymakers may fail to see the trees for the forest.

9 Jun 2021

Most Cities in São Paulo State Show Low Readiness to Deal with Climate Change

Most cities in São Paulo state have low potential capacity to adapt to climate change in terms of the ability to formulate public policy that facilitates the revamping of their housing and transportation systems, for example, to account for the impact of climate change.

9 Jun 2021

Greenhouse Gases from Food Production are Systematically Underestimated

According to a new global study, greenhouse-gas emissions from food systems have been systematically underestimated for a long time — but there are significant opportunities to reduce them.

9 Jun 2021

The Most Endangered Seals in the World Were Once Widespread in Australia, Scientists Find

Fossil discoveries in Victoria now reveal that monk seals were widespread in Australasia in the past.

9 Jun 2021

Canadian Peatland Carbon Loss may Increase by 103% Under High Emission Scenario

Carbon loss in Canadian peatland is projected to increase by 103 per cent under a high emission scenario, according to new research led by scientists from the University of Waterloo.

8 Jun 2021

Scientists Establish the Most Reliable Estimates of Past Temperature Variations in Antarctica

Antarctica has experienced significant temperature changes, especially since the last glacial period. An international collaboration including scientists from the CNRS1 has now challenged previously accepted estimates of these variations, using new measurements published on June 4, 2021 in Science.

8 Jun 2021

Climate Change has a Widespread Impact on Landscape Biodiversity in Southeast Asia

The emerald ash borer, an invasive beetle native to Southeast Asia, threatens the entire ash tree population in North America and has already changed forested landscapes and caused tens of billions of dollars in lost revenue to the ash sawtimber industry since it arrived in the United States in the 1990s.

8 Jun 2021

Carbon Offset Cost Needs to Increase Ten-Fold for Driving Meaningful Climate Action

The cost of offsetting corporate carbon emissions needs to increase ten-fold to drive meaningful climate action, says a landmark report by Trove Research and UCL.

7 Jun 2021