Polar ice reveals secrets of carbon-climate feedbacks
An international team of scientists has used air bubbles in polar ice from pre-industrial times to measure the sensitivity of the Earth's land biosphere to changes in temperature.
An international team of scientists has used air bubbles in polar ice from pre-industrial times to measure the sensitivity of the Earth's land biosphere to changes in temperature.
Earth Sciences
Jul 26, 2016
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Six projects proposed for San Diego's coastal areas are part of a comprehensive campaign to prepare every city neighborhood for the worst effects of climate change—wildfires, floods, extreme heat and sea-level rise.
Environment
Jun 26, 2024
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The Big Wasp Survey, a citizen science project involving thousands of volunteers throughout the UK, has yielded important genetic insights into the common wasp, reports a study led by UCL researchers.
Ecology
Aug 21, 2023
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Researchers from City, University of London, in collaboration with the University of Surrey, De Montfort University, Universities UK (UUK) and the National Centre (NatCen) for Social Research have conducted the first pilot ...
Social Sciences
May 24, 2023
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This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observation has captured the galaxy CGCG 396-2, an unusual multi-armed galaxy merger which lies around 520 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Orion.
Astronomy
Jul 11, 2022
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The overwhelming majority of Australians say investment in infrastructure is the key to driving Australia's COVID-19 pandemic recovery, according to research by The Australian National University (ANU).
Economics & Business
Apr 8, 2022
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A new study from scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology examines public attitudes toward non-native bird species and whether people are willing to manage them to protect native cavity-nesting birds, such as Eastern ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2020
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The life-or-death journey made by mule deer during the second-longest big game migration in North America came down to their ability to squeeze through a fence—a discovery made by scientists using wildlife GPS tracking ...
Ecology
Nov 26, 2020
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No longer will important information about severe storms across the country—information that could save countless lives—be simply gone with the wind.
Environment
Jun 14, 2019
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A new stellar library has been created by UK and US scientists to, for the first time, give us a window of understanding on to our and other galaxies.
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019
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