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New Study Investigates the Effects of Landfill Chemical Waste on UK Seabirds

A £2.3million study is investigating the effects that chemical pollutants from coastal landfill waste may be having on UK seabirds' health, reproduction and survival.

11 May 2021

White-Sand Savannas Expand in the Heart of the Amazon After Forest Fires

White-sand savannas are expanding in the heart of the Amazon as a result of recurring forest fires, according to a study published in the journal Ecosystems.

5 May 2021

Conservation Sites Across the Americas Affected by Climate Change Events

A continental-scale network of conservation sites is likely to remain effective under future climate change scenarios, despite a predicted shift in key species distributions.

5 May 2021

Study Unravels Pathway Used by Diatoms for Removing CO2 from Atmosphere

Diatoms are nothing but small unicellular plants that do not grow bigger than half a millimeter.

4 May 2021

Humans Have Altered Biodiversity in All Climate Zones, Study Shows

Humans have significantly altered biodiversity in all climate zones of the Earth.

3 May 2021

Human Activity and Climate Change Led to Degradation of Amazon Rainforest

According to a new study, the Brazilian Amazon rainforest discharged more carbon compared to what it stored over the past 10 years, where degradation was a major contributor compared to deforestation.

3 May 2021

Scientists Have Underestimated the Impact of Fires on Earth’s Northern Forests

New research indicates that the computer-based models currently used to simulate how Earth's climate will change in the future underestimate the impact that forest fires and drying climate are having on the world's northernmost forests, which make up the largest forest biome on the planet.

30 Apr 2021