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European Spoonweed Population Provides Insights into How Plants Cope with Climate Change

As cold relics in an increasingly warming world, plants of the spoonweed group time and again quickly adapted to a changing climate during the Ice Ages of the last two million years.

22 Dec 2021

Himalayan Glaciers Melting at ‘Exceptional Rate’ Could Impact Water Supply in Asia

A University of Leeds directed study concludes that during the recent decades the Himalayan glaciers have lost ice ten times more rapidly than on average since the last big glacier expansion 400-700 years ago, a period referred to as the Little Ice Age.

21 Dec 2021

Analysis of Air Bubbles in Antarctic Ice Reveals Cause for Atmospheric Oxygen Decline

An unknown culprit has been removing oxygen from our atmosphere for at least 800,000 years, and an analysis of air bubbles preserved in Antarctic ice for up to 1.5 million years has revealed the likely suspect.

21 Dec 2021

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