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Study Detects Plastic in All Marine Habitats at the Galapagos Islands

The Galapagos Islands were found to be polluted with plastic on beaches, in seawater, and within marine animals.

31 May 2021

Researchers Report Sharp Decline in Coral Reefs

Australian researchers recently reported a sharp decline in the abundance of coral along the Great Barrier Reef.

28 May 2021

Seabirds are Being Threatened by Climate Change, Human Activity

Many seabirds in the Northern Hemisphere are struggling to breed -- and in the Southern Hemisphere, they may not be far behind.

28 May 2021

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