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Study Sheds New Light on Extinction of Large Mammals at the End of Ice Age

A new study has shed new light on why large mammals died out at the end of the ice age, suggesting their extinction was caused by a warming climate and expansion of vegetation that created unsuitable habitat for the animals.

21 Dec 2021

Desert Shrubs' Water Use Efficiency may not be Enough to Adapt to Long-Term Drying Trend

Shrubs in the desert Southwest have increased their water use efficiency at some of the highest rates ever observed to cope with a decades-long megadrought.

21 Dec 2021

Study Reveals Differences Between Shoot- and Root Phenology Due to Climate Change

A new synthesis conducted by a group of international scientists including Madhav P. Thakur from the University of Bern reveals mismatches between above- and belowground plant phenology due to climate change.

21 Dec 2021

Researchers Reveal Orbital-Scale Monsoon Variability and Dynamics in the Oligocene High-CO2 World

Researchers from China, the U.K., Netherlands, and Australia have revealed orbital-scale Asian monsoon variability and dynamics under conditions of high atmospheric CO2 concentrations and a warm climate during the late Oligocene.

21 Dec 2021

Three Full-Scale Trials Announced to Help Boost Farm Waste Digestion

Three full-scale industrial trials have been announced at farm sites in Scotland and the East Midlands aimed at unlocking what has been described as the “enormous potential” of anaerobic digestion in tackling farm waste and climate change, and giving the industry confidence to grow.

20 Dec 2021

Signs of Distress in Fish Evident Due to Global Warming, Ocean Acidification

A team of scientists from the University of Adelaide discovered that when fishes interact in groups, they are exhibiting signs of distress caused by ocean acidification and global warming.

20 Dec 2021

Warming Associated with Deforestation Reduces the Safety of Outdoor Work for Millions

The tropics is becoming hotter due to a combination of warming associated with deforestation and climate change-;and that can reduce the ability of outdoor workers to perform their jobs safely.

20 Dec 2021

Researchers Describe Link Between Arctic Sea Ice and Wildfires in the Western U.S.

"Some say the world will end in fire," wrote Robert Frost a century ago. The poet described one popular take on the world's end before shifting to its apocalyptic opposite, writing, "some say in ice."

20 Dec 2021

Human Disturbance Affecting Little Penguins

Flinders University ecologists are calling on summer holiday-goers to not interfere with wildlife and damage habitats, notably for shy animals such as little penguins.

20 Dec 2021

Blue Whales Showing Signs of Malnutrition, a Climate Warning says CDU Researcher

Blue whales that pass through the waters off Timor-Leste each year are showing signs of malnutrition according to a Charles Darwin University (CDU) researcher who has been studying the animals for almost a decade.

20 Dec 2021