The warnings about the disastrous impact we are having on our planet are becoming more dire. The UN Environment Program's most recent emissions gap report, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming, revealed that ...
Social Sciences
Nov 27, 2023
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The warming climate is having ripple effects across ecosystems, including plants, which have evolved clever mechanisms to conserve water when stressed by drought.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2023
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Spurred by the current climate crisis, there has been heightened attention within the scientific community in recent years to how past climate variation contributed to historic human migration and other behaviors.
Environment
Nov 22, 2023
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Daily predictions of rainstorms are useful for helping us decide whether we should bring an umbrella or not when we run errands. But scientists, urban planners, and many others need to know about precipitation extremes on ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 21, 2023
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Climate change is threatening the survival of plants and animals around the globe as temperatures rise and habitats change.
Evolution
Nov 21, 2023
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Misinformation is debated everywhere and has justifiably sparked concerns. It can polarize the public, reduce health-protective behaviors such as mask wearing and vaccination, and erode trust in science. Much of misinformation ...
Political science
Nov 21, 2023
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Geochemist Alexandra Phillips has sulfur on her mind. The yellow element is a vital macronutrient, and she's trying to understand how it cycles through the environment. Specifically, she's curious about the sulfur cycle in ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2023
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Citizens of climate-threatened Tuvalu will have the right to live in Australia under a landmark pact unveiled Friday—an offer of refuge as their Pacific homeland is lost beneath the seas.
Environment
Nov 10, 2023
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Biochar, a charcoal made from heating discarded organic materials such as crop residues, offers a path to lowering atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) at a time when climate scientists warn that urgent action is needed limit ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 6, 2023
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One of modern climate science's pioneers is warning that the world isn't just steadily warming but is dangerously accelerating, according to a study that some other scientists call a bit overheated.
Environment
Nov 3, 2023
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