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Annual River Ice Cover will Decline with Increase in Global Temperatures

Each year, water in more than half of the rivers on Earth freeze. Such frozen rivers serve as vital transportation networks for industries and communities situated at higher latitudes.

2 Jan 2020

Study Shows How Climate Change Impacts Mussel Population

The oceans are quickly acidifying with increasing climate change. Now, biologists from the University of Chicago have performed a novel study that reveals that mussels grown in an acidic experimental setting grew smaller shells when compared to those raised in normal environmental levels.

23 Dec 2019

Certain Gas Molecules Found to Release Harmful Particles in Atmosphere

At the University of Copenhagen, scientists have identified an unexpected phenomenon in a process through which specific gas molecules create harmful particles.

18 Dec 2019

MIT Study Assesses Opposing Roles of Natural Gas in the Fight Against Climate Change

MIT study finds that challenges in measuring and mitigating leakage of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, prove pivotal.

17 Dec 2019

Indigenous Discovery Project Among Prestigious ARC Grants Announced for Southern Cross University

New research into the impact of environmental changes on freshwater and marine animals aims to help safeguard natural populations and aquatic habitats integral to Indigenous and non-indigenous Australians.

13 Dec 2019

New Study Identifies Climate-Ready Trees Around the World

Botanists from Trinity College Dublin have learned that “penny-pinching” evergreen species such as Christmas favorites, ivy, and holly are more climate-ready in the face of warming temperatures when compared to deciduous “big-spending” water consumers such as oak and birch.

12 Dec 2019

Researchers Find a Better Way to Scrub CO2 from Smokestack Emissions

An international team of researchers co-led by a chemistry researcher from Oregon State University has discovered an improved method to clean up carbon dioxide from smokestack emissions, which could be vital for tackling global climate change.

12 Dec 2019

What does Arctic Ice Loss Mean for Global Sea Levels?

$$IMAGE$$ Image Credit: Michal Balada/Shutterstock.com As the Arctic warms at an accelerated rate, the very real potential for significant ice loss could see sea levels rise, which would have devastating consequenc...

11 Dec 2019

Restoring Mangrove Ecosystems to Mitigate Rising Atmospheric Carbon Levels

Identifying natural carbon sinks and perceiving how they function is crucial for humans to tackle global climate change. Although the tropical coastal wetlands are considered to be essential, to date, there is very little data to illustrate their advantages.

11 Dec 2019

Challenges Faced in Efforts to Meet Global Climate Change Targets

American Geophysical Union has found that understanding the factors influencing the amount of methane in the atmosphere is one of the principal challenges in the earth sciences in the next decades due to methane’s highly important role in fulfilling climate warming targets.

11 Dec 2019