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Environment Jul 3, 2024

Average months now feel cold thanks to climate change

People in the UK love discussing the weather. For the first two weeks of June 2024, the cold, dull conditions were all they could talk about. Major news outlets like the BBC, The Guardian, Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph all ...

Plants & Animals Jul 3, 2024

Climate change is driving tree species towards colder and wetter regions, study shows

Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has shown.

Environment Jul 2, 2024

Brazil's Amazon sees worst 6 months of wildfires in 20 years

The Brazilian Amazon recorded 13,489 wildfires in the first half of the year, the worst figure in 20 years, satellite data revealed Monday.

Earth Sciences Jul 1, 2024

Microscopic fungi enhance soil carbon storage in new landscapes created by shrinking Arctic glaciers

Melting Arctic glaciers are in rapid recession, and microscopic organisms colonize the newly exposed landscapes. Dr. James Bradley, Honorary Reader in Arctic Biogeochemistry in the School of Biological and Behavioral Sciences ...

Cell & Microbiology Jul 1, 2024

Creating bio-concrete and biogenic construction materials with cyanobacteria

Fraunhofer researchers have developed a method of creating biogenic construction materials based on cyanobacteria. The bacteria multiply in a nutrient solution, driven by photosynthesis.

Ecology Jul 1, 2024

A new trajectory: Climate change rapidly impacting Canadian agriculture

The planet is getting warmer and climate change—not surprisingly—impacts the way we feed the world. In Canada, especially, our warming planet alters growing conditions, affects crop yields and shifts the types of crops ...

Plants & Animals Jul 1, 2024

Ocean acidification turns certain fish species away from coral reefs, researchers find

A new study of coral reefs in Papua New Guinea shows ocean acidification simplifies coral structure, making crucial habitat less appealing to certain fish species.

Cell & Microbiology Jul 1, 2024

ATP's role in biomanufacturing: Fluctuating cellular energy drives microbial bioproduction

In the work of biomanufacturing, tanks of microbes are fine-tuned to produce compounds that can be used as carbon-neutral fuels, chemicals, materials and medicines, but researchers are still learning the basics of how to ...

Earth Sciences Jun 28, 2024

Investigating newly discovered hydrothermal vents at depths of 3,000 meters off Svalbard

Hydrothermal vents can be found around the world at the junctions of drifting tectonic plates. But there are many hydrothermal fields still to be discovered. During a 2022 expedition of the MARIA S. MERIAN, the first field ...

Earth Sciences Jun 28, 2024

Climate change to shift tropical rains northward, suggests computer modeling

A study led by a UC Riverside atmospheric scientist predicts that unchecked carbon emissions will force tropical rains to shift northward in the coming decades, which would profoundly impact agriculture and economies near ...

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