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New Study Shows 30-Year Impact of Human Footprint on Tidal Flats

About 29 percent of the United States' population live in coastline counties – more than 41 million are in Atlantic counties. This high population density poses a critical challenge to sustainable developments in coastal areas.

26 May 2022

Climate Change Likely to Make the U.S. Corn Belt Unsuitable for Cultivation by 2100

Climate change will make the U.S. Corn Belt unsuitable for cultivating corn by 2100 without major technological advances in agricultural practices, an Emory University study finds.

25 May 2022

Light Pollution Can Interfere with the Remarkable Navigational Abilities of Monarchs, Study Says

Biologists from the University of Cincinnati state that nighttime light pollution could intervene with the exceptional navigational abilities of monarchs. Monarchs travel as far as Canada to Mexico and back at the time of their multi-generational migration.

23 May 2022

Southern Yellow-Bill Hornbills Face Local Extinction due to the Climate Crisis

The yellow-billed hornbill, cousins of fan-favorite Zazu from The Lion King, faces local extinction due to the climate crisis. Researchers investigated the effects of high air temperature and drought on the breeding success of southern yellow-billed hornbills in the Kalahari Desert between 2008 and 2019.

20 May 2022

Science-Led Policy and Farm Management Interventions Help China to Fight Against Climate Change

Production of animal protein in China has increased by 800% over the past 40 years, driven by population growth, urbanization and higher worker wages.

20 May 2022

Study Determines the Abundance of Microplastics in an Alluvial Rhine Soil

Accumulation of Microplastics in the Rhine meadows at Langel-Merkenich/topography and flooding help identify local concentrations of particles present in the soil.

19 May 2022

Banned Contaminants Found to be Still Imperiling Critically Endangered California Condors

A new study has found contaminants that were banned decades ago are still imperiling critically endangered California condors. The condors may be at increased risk for reproductive impairment because they consume dead marine mammals along the California coast.

19 May 2022

Study Analyzes the Causes of the 2021 Spring Southwestern China Extreme Drought

Southwestern China (SWC) is a region on the southeastern side of the Tibetan Plateau. Here, both southwesterly and southeasterly winds tend to impact weather patterns at the time of the summer monsoon period.

18 May 2022

Prescribed Burning to Prevent Wildfires is not Used Frequently Enough, UCI Researchers Suggest

Prescribed burning of ground-level shrubs, branches and leaves is a time-tested tool to help prevent wildland fires from getting out of control, but a team led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine suggests that the practice isn't used frequently enough.

18 May 2022

Climate Change Responsible for Increased Risks of Wildfire, Drought, and Tree Deaths

On a general note, planting a tree is the best thing that can be done for the well-being of the environment. In the end, trees tend to take in carbon dioxide, compensating for a few of the emissions that add up to climate change.

13 May 2022