If average temperatures rise as projected in eastern North America in coming decades, at least one widespread amphibian species likely will be unable to adjust, and its range may shift northward, according to a new study ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 28, 2022
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Florida State University scientists have uncovered answers to a conundrum in Earth's history: Why did marine life experience an extraordinary boom millions of years ago?
Earth Sciences
Oct 12, 2023
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Gulf cities such as Dubai are known for their scorching summers, but experts warn climate change could soon make parts of the fossil fuel-rich region unlivable for humans.
Environment
Aug 31, 2021
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Humans aren't the only ones suffering through unprecedented heatwaves in a warming climate. Consider the humble minnow. These tiny fish represent the all-important base of the food chain in many freshwater ecosystems. And ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2022
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A new Stanford University study shows rising temperatures may intensify the unpredictability of weather in Earth's midlatitudes. The limit of reliable temperature, wind and rainfall forecasts falls by about a day when the ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 14, 2021
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Sparse data often make it difficult to track how climate change is affecting populations of insect species. A new study by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 3, 2022
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This year's Chesapeake Bay "dead zone" was the 10th-smallest observed since 1985, according to findings released Nov. 16 by the Chesapeake Bay Program and its partners, including the University of Michigan.
Environment
Nov 17, 2022
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It's not a mirage, our summers are getting hotter on average and we are experiencing more extremely hot days. News from NIWA that 2021 was New Zealand's hottest year on record fits with the long term trend.
Environment
Jan 11, 2022
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Several species of California bumble bees have gone missing in the first statewide census of the fuzzy pollinators in 40 years. If they can be found, a recent court ruling could help save them.
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2022
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A vast wildfire in northern California, already the third-largest in the state's history, continued to grow overnight but officials said Saturday that cooler, calmer weather was giving firefighters a much-needed break.
Environment
Aug 7, 2021
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