Tag: climate change
Restoring seagrasses can bring coastal bays back to life
Robert J. Orth, Virginia Institute of Marine Science; Jonathan Lefcheck, Smithsonian Institution, and Karen McGlathery, University of Virginia
A century ago Virginia’s coastal lagoons were...
How 10 billion people could live well by 2050 – using...
Joel Millward-Hopkins, University of Leeds
Forced contraception in exchange for aid is the solution.
The problem is that there are too many of us.
COVID-19 is nature’s...
The Arctic hasn’t been this warm for 3 million years –...
Julie Brigham-Grette, University of Massachusetts Amherst and Steve Petsch, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Every year, sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean shrinks to a...
Across the world, trees are growing faster, dying younger – and...
Roel Brienen, University of Leeds and Emanuel Gloor, University of Leeds
As the world warms and the atmosphere becomes increasingly fertilised with carbon dioxide, trees...
Malaria: new map shows which areas will be at risk because...
Mark Smith, University of Leeds and Chris Thomas, University of Lincoln
Of an estimated 228 million cases of malaria worldwide each year, around 93% are...
One of Earth’s most biodiverse habitats lies off the Scottish west...
Heidi Burdett, Heriot-Watt University and Cornelia Simon-Nutbrown, Heriot-Watt University
Maerl beds stud the ocean floor like underwater brambles. They’re pastel pink and, despite their knobbly...
Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major...
Pep Canadell, CSIRO and Rob Jackson, Stanford University
The Paris climate agreement seeks to limit global warming to 1.5℃ this century. A new report by...
Climate change and forest management have both fueled today’s epic...
Steven C. Beda, University of Oregon
What is driving the wildfires that are ravaging California, Oregon and Washington? President Trump and state officials have offered...