Earth & Climate News
January 30, 2025
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Jan. 30, 2025 — U of T Scarborough researchers have directly linked population decline in polar bears living in Western Hudson Bay to shrinking sea ice caused by climate ...
Jan. 27, 2025 — Archaeologists have uncovered evidence that a house in England is the site of a lost residence of Harold, the last Anglo-Saxon King of England, and shown in the Bayeux Tapestry. By reinterpreting previous excavations and conducting new surveys, the ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Marine scientists highlights the complex interplay between heat stress, disease onset and coral mortality. They found that 66 percent of the colonies were bleached by February 2024 and 80 per cent by ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — Scientists have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated -- at least 81 cubic kilometers. The finding has implications for ...
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Jan. 30, 2025 — The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new crop elsewhere. Frequently, new plantations ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — The rise of pastoralist peoples in the Eurasian steppes and their westward spread some 5,000 years ago may have been fueled by sheep herding and ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Experts from the global Earth science community have pieced together what happened during the massive Sikkim flood to try to help others prepare for ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — Sharks and rays have populated the world's oceans for around 450 million years, but more than a third of the species living today are severely threatened by overfishing and the loss of their habitat. ...
Jan. 30, 2025 — A solution to injuries from slips and falls may be found underfoot -- literally. The footpads of geckos have hydrophilic (water-loving) mechanisms that allow the little animals to easily move over ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — An international research team has investigated the influence of the forces exerted by the Zagros Mountains in the Kurdistan region of Iraq on how ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Climate change is impacting the spread of Salmonella, according to new research. This research follows previous work from the team, which found that weather change is leading to the spread of ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new optical sensor that provides a simple way to achieve real-time detection of extremely low levels of arsenic in ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Phosphorus is a critical raw material that should be recycled more efficiently. There is also a need for more environmentally friendly production methods for organic phosphorus compounds. A recently ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists have successfully analyzed more than 30 years of vital data on the thickness of landfast sea ice in Antarctica's McMurdo Sound, which will prove useful to measure future impacts of climate ...
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Jan. 29, 2025 — Scientists have discovered the anti-icing secret of polar bear fur -- something that allows one of the planet's most iconic animals to survive and thrive in one of its most punishing climates. ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — A study highlights the need for improved wildfire preparedness tailored to disadvantaged communities in unincorporated areas of the Eastern Coachella Valley and identifies effective ways to bridge ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — New research from a team of tropical biologists forecasts some of the changes that may occur in the Amazon rainforest as temperatures rise due to climate ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Turning environmental waste into useful chemical resources could solve many of the inevitable challenges of our growing amounts of discarded plastics, paper and food waste, according to new ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Cells are dynamic, fast-changing, complex, tiny, and often hard-to-see in environments that don't always behave in predictable ways when exposed to external stimuli. Now, researchers have found ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — This startling mechanism for promoting depolymerization relies on an additive that many plastics already contain: a pigment called carbon black that gives plastic its black color. Through a process ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have discovered crucial new information about how microbes consume huge amounts of carbon monoxide (CO) and help reduce levels of this deadly ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — By applying techniques from explainable artificial intelligence, engineers can improve users' confidence in forecasts generated by artificial intelligence models. This approach was recently ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers present a solution to the challenging problem of recycling poly-cotton textile waste. The process starts with fully removing all cotton from the fabric using superconcentrated ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — In the most comprehensive global analysis of genetic diversity ever undertaken, an international team of scientists has found that the genetic diversity is being lost across the globe but that ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — A pre-Columbian society in the Amazon developed a sophisticated agricultural engineering system that allowed them to produce maize throughout the year, according to a recent discovery. This finding ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new article. The findings show that differences in the dominant grasses and lower species diversity in the ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — New research highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programs and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our ...
Jan. 29, 2025 — Researchers have identified priority areas for conserving the black-tailed prairie dog in the United States. Protecting these regions will also benefit North America's Central Grasslands and the ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — A UVA study uses satellite data to show that air pollution from industrial swine farms in Eastern North Carolina disproportionately affects marginalized ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Research with smallholder farmers in Kenya shows that tree-planting schemes must account for complex local issues and ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — The study helps explain why 2023 and early 2024 saw unprecedented ocean ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — A team of researchers examined the foraging behavior of barnacle geese in Northern Karelia, Finland. In this region, geese feeding on agricultural fields cause large economic damage to farms. The ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — An environmentally-friendly preparation of plant material from pine could serve as a substitute for petroleum-based chemicals in polyurethane foams. The innovation could lead to more environmentally ...
Jan. 28, 2025 — Researchers unveil a new map and classification system that will help protect the unique plants and animals of Earth's most remote and fragile ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
- Bad Hair Bears! Greasy Hair Gives Polar Bears Fur With Anti-Icing Properties
- Need for Better Wildfire Readiness in Eastern Coachella Valley
- A Window Into the Future of Amazonia
- Chemical Looping Turns Environmental Waste Into Fuel
- New Ways to Modulate Cell Activity Remotely
- Common Plastic Pigment Promotes Depolymerization
- Study Reveals How Microbes Help Detoxify Our Atmosphere
- New Study Improves the Trustworthiness of Wind Power Forecasts
- Research Leads to Viable Solution for Polycotton Textile Waste Recycling
- Landmark Genetic Study: Fresh Shoots of Hope on the Tree of Life
- Discovery of a Unique Drainage and Irrigation System That Gave Way to the 'Neolithic Revolution' In the Amazon
- Research Contrasts Drought Sensitivity of Eurasian and North American Grasslands
- Pairing Old and New Technologies Could Unlock Advances in Plankton Science
- Protecting the Plains: Conserving Prairie Dogs Will Revitalize North America's Grasslands
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
- Air Pollution Inequities Linked to Industrial Swine Facilities Are Detectable from Space
- Complexity of Tree-Planting Schemes
- Ocean-Surface Warming Four Times Faster Now Than Late-1980s
- Damage Caused to Crops by Barnacle Geese Can Be Mitigated With Designated Set-Aside and Repelling Fields
- Plant-Based Substitute for Fossil Fuels Developed for Plastic Foams
- Mapping Antarctica's Hidden Ice-Free Lands: A Blueprint for Conservation
- Antarctic Ice Sheet Faces 'death by a Thousand Cuts'
- Ecologist's Studies on the Effects of Prey Depletion on Populations of Large African Carnivores
Monday, January 27, 2025
- Floating Solar Increases Greenhouse Gas Emissions on Small Ponds
- How Tiny Algae Shaped the Evolution of Giant Clams
- Scientific Approach Can Optimize Bike Lane Planning
- Botanic Gardens Must Team Up to Save Wild Plants from Extinction
- How Animal Poop Helps Ecosystems Adapt to Climate Change
- New Insights Into the Immune Response of Plants
- Unveiling Japan's Geological History Through Volcanogenic Massive Sulfide Deposits
- Unraveling the Connection Between Canadian Wildfires and Arctic Ice Clouds
- Progress Toward a New Generation of Rechargeable Batteries
- Researchers Discover New Way to Store Hydrogen Using Lignin Jet Fuel
- New Weapon Against Harmful Algal Blooms
- Climate Study: Rise in Heat Deaths Will Substantially Outweigh Fewer Cold Deaths
- Underwater Mud Volcanos Are a Haven for Marine Organisms
- Preserving Asian Horseshoe Crab Populations Through Targeted Conservation Strategies
- Predicting 'male-Time' With the Androgen Clock
- Global Sea Level Very Likely to Rise Between 0.5 and 1.9 Meters by 2100 Under High-Emissions Scenario
Sunday, January 26, 2025
- Approaching the Red Planet from the Kitchen
- How Camellias Evolved With the Formation of the Japanese Archipelago?
Friday, January 24, 2025
- Scientists Discover Unique Microbes in Amazonian Peatlands That Could Influence Climate Change
- Study Points to South America -- Not Mexico -- As Birthplace of Irish Potato Famine Pathogen
- Researcher Unveiling the Uncharted Reaction Pathways of Carbon Dioxide in Supercritical Water
- Revolutionizing Ammonia Synthesis: New Iron-Based Catalyst Surpasses Century-Old Benchmark
- How Human Activity Has Shaped Brazil Nut Forests' Past and Future
Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Scientists Predict What Will Be Top of the Crops in UK by 2080 Due to Climate Change
- Finding Better Photovoltaic Materials Faster With AI
- Coastal Waters: An Underestimated Source of Methane
- 'Buzz Me In:' Bees Wearing Itty Bitty QR Codes Reveal Hive Secrets
- London Cabbies' Planning Strategies Could Help Inform Future of AI
- Bacteria Found to Eat Forever Chemicals -- And Even Some of Their Toxic Byproducts
- New Twist in Mystery of Dinosaurs' Origin
- Solving the Evolutionary Puzzle of Polyploidy: How Genome Duplication Shapes Adaptation
- Claims for the World's Deepest Earthquake Challenged by New Analysis
- Stronger Stress Response in Monkeys Helps Them Survive
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
- Biodegradable Nylon Precursor Produced Through Artificial Photosynthesis
- From Soot Particle Filters to Renewable Fuels
- Grass Surfaces Drastically Reduce Drone Noise Making the Way for Soundless City Skies
- Researchers Unlock New Insights Into Tin-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
- New AI Technology Helps Scientists Detect Which Pollutants in England's Lakes Are Most Harmful to Life, and Identify Species Which Are at Highest Risk
- Overlooking a Low-Hanging Fruit in Climate Mitigation: Biochar Is Much Better Than Its Reputation
- Subterranean 'islands': Strongholds in a Potentially Less Turbulent World
- Research Shows PTSD, Anxiety May Affect Reproductive Health of Women Firefighters
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
- Here's What's Causing the Great Salt Lake to Shrink
- Extreme Climate Pushed Thousands of Lakes in West Greenland 'across a Tipping Point,' Study Finds
- Clean Hydrogen in Minutes: Microwaves Deliver Clean Energy Faster
- New Evidence Suggests Megaflood Refilled the Mediterranean Sea Five Million Years Ago
- We Can Make Fertilizer More Efficiently Under the Surface of the Earth
- The Importance of Eco-Friendly Sensors in Global Food Supply
- New Water Purification Technology Helps Turn Seawater Into Drinking Water Without Tons of Chemicals
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Friday, January 17, 2025
- Technology for Oxidizing Atmospheric Methane Won't Help the Climate
- Research on Past Hurricanes Aims to Reduce Future Risk
- Researcher Studies the Power of Native Plants to Combat Road Salt Pollution
- Bacteria in Polymers Form Cables That Grow Into Living Gels
- Direct Measurements Can Reduce Uncertainty in Soil Carbon Credit Markets
- Researchers (Plus Dogs) Discover New Truffle Species
Thursday, January 16, 2025
- Microbial Cell Factories May Help Get to the Root of Understudied Plant Molecules
- The Megadroughts Are Upon Us
- Quantum Engineers 'squeeze' Laser Frequency Combs to Make More Sensitive Gas Sensors
- How Climate Change May Alter Hydrology of Grassland Ecosystems
- The Ins and Outs of Quinone Carbon Capture
- Gene-Edited Soil Bacteria Could Provide Third Source of Nitrogen for Corn Production
- Volcanic Eruption Caused Neolithic People to Sacrifice Unique 'sun Stones'
- Asteroid Impact Sulfur Release Less Lethal in Dinosaur Extinction
- Thawing Permafrost Threatens Up to Three Million People in Arctic Regions
- Speleothem and Ice Cores: Natural Climate Archives Offer New Insights Into the Climate History of Central Europe
- Robots Should Be Repurposed Rather Than Recycled to Combat Rising Scale of E-Waste, Scientists Warn
- How Satellite Imagery Can Help Monitor Dangerous Lakes Formed by Glacier Surges Near High-Mountain Communities
- Pioneering Research Exposes Huge Loss of Glaciers in One of the Fastest-Warming Places on Earth
- Biochar Reduces the Risks of DDT-Contaminated Soil
- Cavity-Nesting Birds Decorate With Snake Skin to Deter Predators
- Mussel Bed Surveyed Before World War II Still Thriving
- Early Humans Adapted to Harsh Conditions More Than a Million Years Ago
- Dung Data: Manure Can Help to Improve Global Maps of Herbivore Distribution
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Clouds Have a Surprising Effect on Surface Warming
- Pesticide Impacts on Bees More Complex Than Expected
- New Research Helps Eliminate Dead Zones in Desalination Technology and Beyond
- This Fast and Agile Robotic Insect Could Someday Aid in Mechanical Pollination
- Protein Protects Biological Nitrogen Fixation from Oxidative Stress