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Study Shows that Some Species of Forams Could Thrive with Climate Change

With the expansion of oxygen-depleted waters in the oceans due to climate change, some species of foraminifera that thrive in those conditions could be big winners, biologically speaking.

28 May 2021

Managing Climate Change is Key to Survival of Coral Reefs

Scientists from Australia have recently announced a sharp fall in the abundance of coral along the Great Barrier Reef.

28 May 2021

Scientists Investigate Effects of Rising Global Temperatures on High Number of Stillbirths

Scientists are investigating whether rising global temperatures may lead to more stillbirths, saying further study is needed on the subject as climates change.

25 May 2021

Climate Change can Cause Infertility in Certain Species

A new study by University of Liverpool ecologists warns that heat-induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than thought.

25 May 2021

Indigenous Amazonia Populations may have Declined due to Climate Change Before Great Dying

A new study has proposed that the effects of climate change experienced in the Amazon rainforest before the arrival of European settlers after 1492 might have implied that populations of indigenous people were already declining before the “Great Dying.”

25 May 2021

New Tool Will Allow Scientists to Gauge the Effects of Fossil-Fuel Emissions on Marine Environments

A newly developed tool will allow scientists to better gauge how centuries of fossil fuel emissions could be skewing the data they collect from marine environments.

21 May 2021

Researchers Analyze Molecular Properties of Holm Oak to Identify Drought- Resistant Trees

A research group at the University of Córdoba studied the molecular properties of the holm oak (Quercus ilex) in search of trees that are more resistant to drought and root rot.

19 May 2021

Scientists predict Future Conditions, plan Ways to Adapt to Potential Changes in Ecosystems

In a world that's changing fast, the Long Term Ecological Research (LTER) Network can seem almost an anachronism.

18 May 2021

Scientists Propose a United Global Plan to Save Oceans

Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health.

18 May 2021

Study Shows Only 17% of Rivers are Both Free-Flowing and Within Protected Areas

New science about the fate of freshwater ecosystems released today by the journal Sustainability finds that only 17 percent of rivers globally are both free-flowing and within protected areas, leaving many of these highly-threatened systems and the species that rely on them --at risk.

13 May 2021