New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change—but also, how human actions and policies can play a critical role in regulating regional impacts.
Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
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A new study of the ancient world of Anatolia—now Turkey—shows how they adapted to climate change but offers a warning for today's climate emergency.
Archaeology
Jun 28, 2022
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Photosynthesis has evolved in plants for millions of years to turn water, carbon dioxide, and the energy from sunlight into plant biomass and the foods we eat. This process, however, is very inefficient, with only about 1% ...
Biotechnology
Jun 23, 2022
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During the last ice age, glaciers covered vast portions of North America.
Ecology
May 2, 2022
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Climate change directly affects groundwater resources. Groundwater levels in Germany threaten to fall in the next decades. This is the result of a study made by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and the Federal Institute ...
Environment
Apr 13, 2022
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A new study from the Michigan State University-DOE Plant Research Laboratory (PRL) brings fresh insight on the source/sink balance of cyanobacteria and paves the way for further advancements in photosynthetic microbes for ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2022
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New research indicates anthropogenic climate change will result in a quarter of Aotearoa New Zealand's alpine grasshopper species becoming extinct. Species that are already endangered and others that are currently widespread ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 3, 2022
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The world's largest lakes are hit by severe lake heat waves—when water temperatures soar far above normal—six times as frequently as they were about two decades ago, according to a new study. Nearly all severe lake heat ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 24, 2022
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The likelihood of hot, dry, windy autumn weather that can set the stage for severe fires in California and western Oregon has increased 40% due to human-caused climate change, new computer models show.
Environment
Feb 23, 2022
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A framework for identifying the most vulnerable marine species will boost global conservation and policy efforts against anthropogenic climate change.
Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2022
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