Declining snowpack over western US mapped at a finer scale
Researchers have now mapped exactly where in the Western U.S. snow mass has declined since 1982.
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Research unlocks secrets of iron storage in algae
New research shows that phytoplankton iron storage strategies may determine which species thrive in changing oceans and impact marine food webs, according to a recent paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ...
Coral larvae found to prefer a noisy environment
A team of researchers with the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has found that coral larvae prefer to set up a new home in a place noisy with other living organisms over a barren soundless site. In their paper published ...
Researchers suggest broiler chicken is the hallmark of the Anthropocene
A team of researchers from several institutions in the U.K. and one in South Africa has come to the conclusion that the broiler chicken offers perhaps the most striking evidence of the rise of the Anthropocene. In their paper ...
Cheap oil is blocking progress on climate change
The relationship between supply and demand, a fundamental economic concept, holds that when the price of something rises, people use less of it. Similarly, when prices fall, they use more.
Your drinking water could be saltier than you think (even if you live in a capital)
As the drought drags on, small communities in eastern Australia are turning to emergency water supplies. Often, this means bore water, which has prompted health fears over its high salt content.
Wet season changes under future climate change could harm 'vulnerable' Africa
Later and more intense rainy seasons across parts of Africa due to climate change could have damaging consequences, a new study has found.
Mapping the big blue: Laser-induced technology to help mineral exploration at oceanic depths
Scientists have successfully measured zinc samples under deep-sea conditions. Their method could support sustainable extraction of raw seabed materials.
Arsenic contamination is common in Punjabi wells, study finds
While most Americans have access to safe, potable water, populations in some regions of the world are not as fortunate. In fact, the majority of some 90 million people who live in the Punjab areas of Pakistan and India drink ...
Arctic Report Card tracks region's environmental changes
NOAA's annual report card on the Arctic, released today at the American Geophysical Union fall meeting in Washington, D.C., measures the changing climate of the polar region including warmer air and ocean temperatures and ...
