Anyone with even a passing interest in the global environment knows all is not well. But just how bad is the situation? Our new paper shows the outlook for life on Earth is more dire than is generally understood.
Earth Sciences
Jan 13, 2021
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The length of a specific generation can tell us a lot about the biology and social organization of humans. Now, researchers at Indiana University can determine the average age that women and men had children throughout human ...
Evolution
Jan 6, 2023
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A new scientific paper by a University of Maryland-led international team of distinguished scientists, including five members of the National Academies, argues that there are critical two-way feedbacks missing from current ...
Environment
Feb 18, 2017
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In the summer of 2021, Canada's all-time temperature record was smashed by almost 5℃. Its new record of 49.6℃ is hotter than anything ever recorded in Spain, Turkey or indeed anywhere in Europe.
Earth Sciences
Apr 30, 2023
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Bright lights, big city.
Social Sciences
Mar 26, 2021
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In just 50 years, 2 billion to 3.5 billion people, mostly the poor who can't afford air conditioning, will be living in a climate that historically has been too hot to handle, a new study said.
Environment
May 4, 2020
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Humans are the most populous large mammal on Earth today, and probably in all of geological history. This World Population Day, humans number in the vicinity of 7.5 to 7.6 billion individuals.
Environment
Jul 9, 2018
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Critically endangered South American forests thought to be the result of climate change were actually spread by ancient communities, archaeologists have found.
Environment
May 17, 2018
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Crop losses for critical food grains will increase substantially as the climate warms, as rising temperatures increase the metabolic rate and population growth of insect pests, according to new research.
Environment
Aug 30, 2018
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New research has examined the factors that could lead to the collapse of global civilisation, with New Zealand identified as the country most resilient to future threats.
Environment
Jul 29, 2021
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