Despite facing regional threats like deforestation and wildfires, the world's forests continue to be a powerful weapon in the fight against climate change. A new study reveals these vital ecosystems have consistently absorbed ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2024
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Humans have been an important driver of vegetation change over thousands of years, and, in some places, had positive impacts on biodiversity, according to a new study.
Ecology
Jul 12, 2024
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Climate change is likely to drive tree species towards colder and wetter regions of their geographical distribution, a new study has shown.
Plants & Animals
Jul 3, 2024
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The bottom of the ocean is not hospitable. There is no light; the temperature is freezing cold; and the pressure of all the water above will literally crush you. The animals that live at this depth have developed biophysical ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 27, 2024
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In the past week, Earth's record for the hottest day was broken twice. Sunday July 21 was declared Earth's hottest day since records began, when average surface temperature reached 17.09°C. On Monday the record fell again, ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2024
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Seabirds are among the most threatened creatures globally, often due to incidental mortality (bycatch) in fisheries. Several hundreds of thousands of seabirds are thought to be killed worldwide each year by two of the three ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 24, 2024
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During its 61st close flyby of Jupiter on May 12, 2024, NASA's Juno spacecraft captured this color-enhanced view of the giant planet's northern hemisphere. It provides a detailed view of chaotic clouds and cyclonic storms ...
Planetary Sciences
Jul 22, 2024
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A study led by Baylor University biologist Sarah Kienle, Ph.D., and published in the journal Polar Biology has unveiled the first paired observations of sexual behavior and vocalizations in wild leopard seals. Kienle and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2024
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Researchers have recently released a study in Ecology and Evolution outlining their in-depth analysis of historic baleen plates, the comb structures that are used by some species of whales to filter food, from Southern Hemisphere ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2024
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With the intensification of global climate change, understanding historical climate patterns is crucial for predicting future trends in climate change.
Earth Sciences
Jul 11, 2024
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