A 15-year experiment on Arctic shrubs in Greenland lends new understanding to an enduring ecological puzzle: How do species with similar needs and life histories… Read More »Arctic shrubs add new piece to ecological puzzle
There are two main elements to observe when assessing sea level rise. One is the loss of the ice on land, e.g., melting mountain glaciers… Read More »Sea level will rise faster than previously thought
The lockdowns and reduced societal activity related to the COVID-19 pandemic affected emissions of pollutants in ways that slightly warmed the planet for several months… Read More »COVID-19 lockdowns temporarily raised global temperatures, research shows
Cities have become critical players in reducing the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions that are causing global climate change. Urban areas produce almost 70 percent of… Read More »Study indicates US cities underestimate their GHG emissions by nearly 20%
New research from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) has found a surprising randomness for how fluids choose their path around… Read More »Not too big, not too small: Goldilocks analogy found in maze navigation
“It’s one of the last hurrahs in the battle between the Trump administration and career scientists. More than a dozen high-level managers at one of… Read More »Scientists Help Biden Put Trump’s Climate Policies Under A Microscope
“WASHINGTON — During his presidential campaign, Joseph R. Biden Jr. said the United States should mobilize $20 billion to stop the destruction of the Amazon… Read More »“Former U.S. Climate Leaders Press Biden on Amazon Deforestation”
“The number of heat-related deaths in Arizona soared to a new high last year as people endured the hottest summer on record and the complications… Read More »“Heat Killed A Record Number Of People In Arizona Last Year’”
“This week, in a first, firefighters are demanding independent testing for cancer-linked chemicals known as PFAS in their gear and that their union drop sponsorships… Read More »“Firefighters Battle an Unseen Hazard: Their Gear Could Be Toxic”
“The Biden administration’s Interior Department leaders face a Freedom of Information Act request backlog that has tripled over the last four years, underscoring the serious… Read More »“Interior: FOIA Backlog Confronts Biden’s New Team”