Wildfires on Alaska's North Slope were more active this past century than at any time in the past 3,000 years, according to a study published in the journal Biogeosciences.
Global peatlands—huge expanses of partially decayed vegetation—store more carbon than is naturally present in the atmosphere but are under pressure from drainage-based agriculture. New research from Murdoch University reveals ...
Have you ever wondered what keeps you warm in your winter jacket? Most jacket insulation is made from human-made synthetic fibers (polyester) or natural down from ducks or geese. Some winter jackets are insulated with something ...
In 1830, the Palawa people were in the midst of their guerrilla war against the British colonists taking their land in what is now Tasmania. After flaring in the mid-1820s, intensifying violence had claimed hundreds of First ...
Only 7% of Europe's original area of peatlands remain. What's more: their climate boundaries are shifting. An international study led by Wageningen University as part of the WaterLANDS project analyzed the current distribution ...
For the first time, researchers have produced a detailed, high-resolution map of peatlands in the EU, showing that these areas emit twice as much greenhouse gases than previously thought. The research, led by eco-hydrologist ...
Iron-nitrogen-carbon catalysts have the potential to replace the more expensive platinum catalysts currently used in fuel cells. This is shown by a study conducted by researchers from the Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin (HZB), Physikalisch-Technische ...
The Darwin Online project at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has published for the first time: Charles Darwin's personal Address Book. It offers an astonishingly personal glimpse into the life and work of the great ...
Scientists have revealed that ancient bogs in the Southern Hemisphere hold clues to a major shift in Earth's climate thousands of years ago.
It turns out happy hour with your coworkers may not be so happy for everyone. New research from the University of Georgia published in Personnel Psychology suggests that there are both positives and negatives to getting an ...
