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Converted Land Restoration Could Help Mitigate Climate Change, Extinction

According to a new study, a better way to stop or reverse the impacts of carbon dioxide and other earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions is to determine the main areas where the action can be economical.

30 Oct 2020

Research Sheds Light on Hidden Losses Deep in the Amazon Rainforest

Few places on Earth are as rich in biodiversity and removed from human influence as the world's largest rainforest -- the Amazon.

27 Oct 2020

Wildfires may Accelerate Climate-Driven Species Changes in Mountain Forests

Results from a study published in the Journal of Biogeography indicate that wildfires may play a role in accelerating climate-driven species changes in mountain forests by compounding regional warming trends.

22 Oct 2020

Protected Areas can Facilitate Waterbird Adaptation to Climate Warming

Climate change pushes species distribution areas northward. However, the expansion of species ranges is not self-evident due to e.g. habitat degradation and unsustainable harvesting caused by human activities.

22 Oct 2020

RUDN Scientist Discovers the Effect of Fertilization on Soil's Ability to Retain Carbon

A soil scientist from RUDN University discovered the effect of fertilization on the ability of the soil to retain carbon.

19 Oct 2020

New Research Demonstrates Recent Changes in Ocean Physics and Chemistry

New research published in Nature Communications Earth & Environment uses data from two sustained open-ocean hydrographic stations in the North Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda to demonstrate recent changes in ocean physics and chemistry since the 1980s.

19 Oct 2020

Deep Sea Coral Time Machines Provide New Insights into Ancient CO2 Burps

The Southern Ocean played a critical role in the rapid atmospheric carbon dioxide increase during the last deglaciation that took place 20,000 to 10,000 years ago, according to a new report by Boston College geochemist Xingchen (Tony) Wang and an international team in the online edition of Science Advances.

19 Oct 2020

Irreversible Changes Noticed in Asian Ecosystem Due to Climate Change

Thirty-four million years ago, unexpected climate change led to an ecological collapse in Central Asia.

16 Oct 2020

Protecting World's Ecosystems in Priority Areas Could Reduce Carbon Emissions

Returning specific ecosystems in all continents worldwide that have been replaced by farming to their natural state would rescue the majority of land-based species of mammals, amphibians and birds under threat of dying out while soaking up more than 465 billion tons of carbon dioxide, reveals a new report released today.

15 Oct 2020