Climate change has led to earlier spring blooms for wildflowers and ocean plankton but the impacts on salmon migration are more complicated, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2023
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Streamflow is increasing in Alaskan rivers during both spring and fall seasons, primarily due to increasing air temperatures over the past 60 years, according to new CU Boulder-led research.
Earth Sciences
Apr 11, 2023
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Most conservation efforts are reactive. Typically, a species must reach threatened status before action is taken to prevent extinction, such as establishing protected areas. A new study published in the journal Current Biology ...
Ecology
Apr 10, 2023
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A team of international researchers monitoring the impact of climate change on large rivers in Arctic Canada and Alaska determined that, as the region is sharply warming up, its rivers are not moving as scientists have expected.
Earth Sciences
Mar 9, 2023
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An improved global understanding of river temperature could provide an important barometer for climate change and other human activities.
Environment
Feb 22, 2023
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Wildfires pose a large and growing threat to communities across California, where fires are becoming more frequent and destructive.
Environment
Feb 20, 2023
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Communities of microbes that work together release more carbon dioxide than competitive communities, contributing more to climate change.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2023
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Why do people hold highly variable attitudes toward well-evidenced science? For many years researchers focused on what people know about science, thinking that "to know science is to love it." But do people who think they ...
Social Sciences
Jan 24, 2023
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Monkey puzzle tree leaves can live for over two decades. And Picea growing in the Gongga Mountains in China can thrive for thousands of years, growing slowly in severe environments with leaves that last twenty years on average.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2023
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A comprehensive new study led by Professor Gwen Robbins Schug at UNC Greensboro traces the impact of rapid climate change events on humans over the past 5,000 years and offers lessons for today's policymakers. The meta-analysis ...
Environment
Jan 19, 2023
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