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Study Highlights Warming Trends of the South Pole

The South Pole has been warming at more than three times the global average over the past 30 years, according to research led by Ohio University professor Ryan Fogt and OHIO alumnus Kyle Clem.

1 Jul 2020

Climate Change and Other Human Influences are Threatening Survival of Corals

Corals are "part animal, part plant, and part rock - and difficult to figure out, despite being studied for centuries," says Philippe Laissue of University of Essex, a Whitman Scientist at the Marine Biological Laboratory.

1 Jul 2020

Study Shows Microplastic Pollution is Highly Concentrated in Coastal Habitats

Microplastic pollution in marine environments is concentrated most highly in coastal habitats, especially fjords and estuaries, according to a new review article published in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin.

1 Jul 2020

Accelerating Greenhouse Gas Emissions Contribute to Global Average Temperatures

Over the past 150 years, global warming has more than undone the global cooling that occurred over the past six millennia, according to a major study published June 30 in Nature Research's Scientific Data, "Holocene global mean surface temperature, a multi-method reconstruction approach."

1 Jul 2020

"Slash and Burn" Agriculture Produces Smoke that Degrades Air Quality

Fires have spread across the majority of the landscape in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo in this NOAA/NASA Suomi NPP satellite image using the VIIRS (Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite) instrument from June 25, 2020.

1 Jul 2020

Study Explores the Ecological Effects of Fire on Forests

One of Jonathan Coop's first vivid memories as a child was watching the flames of the 1977 La Mesa Fire in north-central New Mexico.

1 Jul 2020

New Report Provides Recommendations on How to Preserve Precious Ecosystems

Scientists at the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation (KSLOF) have published a report on the status of coral reefs in the Solomon Islands.

30 Jun 2020

Changing Climate and Air Pollution Have Serious Impact on Infant Mortality

Dust sweeping across the Southeast U.S. in recent days warns of a growing risk to infants and children in many parts of the world.

30 Jun 2020

Low-Cost Tool Provides New Possibilities for Understanding Marine Ecosystems

A deep-sea soft coral garden habitat has been discovered in Greenlandic waters by scientists from UCL, ZSL and Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, using an innovative and low-cost deep-sea video camera built and deployed by the team.

30 Jun 2020

Drax Power Station in North Yorkshire is Optimal Site for Carbon Capture, Storage Facilities

New research has shown that Drax power station in North Yorkshire is the optimal site for the carbon capture and storage facilities that will be needed reduce carbon emissions and achieve the targets of 2016 Paris Climate Agreement.

30 Jun 2020

Pesticides and Climate Change are Impacting the Western Bumblebees

A University of Wyoming researcher and her Ph.D. student have spent the last three years studying the decline of the Western bumblebee.

30 Jun 2020

New Findings on Plant Processes may Lead to Increased Crop Yields

University of East Anglia scientists have helped find a way to control different plant processes - such as when they grow - using nothing but coloured light.

30 Jun 2020

Global Warming of Natural Ecosystems Releases More Methane than Expected

New research suggests that as the Earth warms natural ecosystems such as freshwaters will release more methane than expected from predictions based on temperature increases alone.

30 Jun 2020