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Study of Airborne Microorganisms Reveals the Impact of Global Warming on Ecosystems

In a landmark study of airborne microorganisms from ground level up to 3,500 metres, scientists from the Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE) at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have found that bacteria and fungi populate the planet's lower atmosphere in very specific ways and if changed, may negatively impact human health and food supply.

8 Feb 2022

The Secret Lives of Bats Reveal Botanical Mysteries

Many island bats are at risk of extinction, yet bats are proving essential in the survival of one of the world’s most unusual plant species.

4 Feb 2022

Understanding How Ghost Forests Produce Methane

Recent research indicates that ghost forests produce an abundance of methane. While the methane is initially produced in the soil, the trees act like vents that allow the methane to rise and escape into the atmosphere.

3 Feb 2022

Global Warming will be Catastrophic for all Coral Reefs, Study Finds

A newly performed alarming study has shown that global warming of 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels will be catastrophic for nearly all coral reefs. This includes those which are once thought of as refuges.

3 Feb 2022

Study Reveals Warm Ocean Temperatures Driven by Climate Change is the New Normal

Exceedingly warm ocean temperatures pushed by climate change are considered to be the new normal. This was revealed by the New Monterey Bay Aquarium-led study.

2 Feb 2022

Lack of Oxygen Due to Climate Change may Impact Marine Ecosystems Worldwide

By 2080, around 70% of the world's oceans could be suffocating from a lack of oxygen as a result of climate change, potentially impacting marine ecosystems worldwide, according to a new study. The new models find mid-ocean depths that support many fisheries worldwide are already losing oxygen at unnatural rates and passed a critical threshold of oxygen loss in 2021.

2 Feb 2022

Most Coral Reefs Will Suffer Heat Stress Even Under Paris Agreement Climate Warming Limits

Limiting global warming to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels will still be catastrophic for coral reefs, new research suggests.

2 Feb 2022

Worcester Bosch Launches Second Phase of Green Heating Heroes Campaign

Worcester Bosch has today announced the launch of the second phase of its Green Heating Heroes campaign.

2 Feb 2022

Crystallization Rate of Coral Skeletons is Correlated with Resilience to Ocean Acidification

A new University of Wisconsin–Madison study has implications for predicting coral reef survival and developing mitigation strategies against having their bony skeletons weakened by ocean acidification.

28 Jan 2022

Caribou and Muskoxen Help Mitigate the Effects of Climate Change on Rare Arctic Plants

Being common is rather unusual. It's far more common for a species to be rare, spending its existence in small densities throughout its range. How such rare species persist, particularly in an environment undergoing rapid climate change, inspired a 15-year study in arctic Greenland from the University of California, Davis.

28 Jan 2022