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Reliable Rainfall Depends on Forest Protection

An international research group has discovered an additional drought risk factor; the effects of variations in vegetation cover, particularly forest loss.

31 Oct 2022

Study Reveals the Impact of El Niño on Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests

Global climate change may lead to more extreme weather events such as droughts. To predict the impact of climate change on tropical forests, it is necessary to understand more accurately the effects of drought.

31 Oct 2022

Australians Clueless About Their Country’s Most Endangered Species

Australia holds an unenviable conservation status: it’s the fourth-worst country in the world for species extinctions and is in the top three for critically endangered animals.

28 Oct 2022

“Battle Plan” to Prevent Insect Losses Across the Globe

Experts argue that humans should stop thinking of insects as creepy crawlies and instead concentrate on the enormous benefits they provide to humanity and the natural world.

26 Oct 2022

Narwhals are Changing Migration Patterns in Response to Arctic Climate Shifts

Narwhals are changing their migration patterns in response to pressure from changing Arctic climates, a new UBC report has found.

26 Oct 2022

Ena City, NGK, Ricoh, and IHI to Start Trial Project for Decarbonization and Economic Circulation System

Ena City (Gifu Prefecture; Mayor: Takane Kosaka), NGK INSULATORS, LTD. (hereinafter “NGK”), Ricoh Company, Ltd. (hereinafter “Ricoh”), and IHI Corporation (hereinafter “IHI”) will start a trial project in October 2022 for a decarbonization and economic circulation system.

26 Oct 2022

Volvo Environment Prize Awarded for Ocean Microplastics Research

A study performed by three UK researchers has warned the world of microplastics in the ocean, for which they have been awarded the Volvo Environment Prize 2022.

25 Oct 2022

Researchers Map the Environmental Footprint of Food Production

In an age of industrialized farming and complex supply chains, the true environmental pressures of our global food system are often obscure and difficult to assess.

25 Oct 2022

Marine Conservation Boosts Climate Change Mitigation, Research Finds

Marine protected areas act as a safeguard for oceans, seas, and estuaries. These zones help to preserve the plants and animals that call these waters home, but the benefits of protected areas extend far beyond their boundaries.

25 Oct 2022

Study Reveals High-Altitude Contests Between Mountain Goats and Bighorn Sheep

A new study from the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Colorado State University, and the National Park Service indicates previously unknown high altitude contests between two of America's most sensational mammals – mountain goats and bighorn sheep – over access to minerals previously unavailable due to the past presence of glaciers which, now, are vanishing due to global warming.

18 Oct 2022