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Climate Change Causes Amazon Rainforest Birds to Alter Their Bodies

According to a new study by Louisiana State University (LSU) researchers, the most untouched areas of the Amazon rainforest devoid of direct human contact are being influenced by human-contributed climate change.

15 Nov 2021

Adoption of a Global Framework Needed for Mandatory Climate Risk Disclosure by Companies

As the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow ends today, the United States and other G7 countries need to continue to consider adoption of a global framework for mandatory climate risk disclosure by companies.

15 Nov 2021

Study Offers First Comprehensive Database of China’s Marine Conservation

A new study by an international team of scientists led by Ellen Pikitch, PhD, of Stony Brook University's School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS), provides the first comprehensive and publicly available database of area-based marine conservation in China's waters.

15 Nov 2021

New Molecular Compound to Produce a Cost-Effective Redox Flow Battery

To produce a cost-effective redox flow battery, researchers based at the South China University of Technology have synthesized a molecular compound that serves as a low-cost electrolyte, enabling a stable flow battery that retains 99.98% capacity per cycle.

15 Nov 2021

Researchers Study How Corals React to Changing Environmental Conditions

PhD student Fabian Gösser from the Department of Animal Ecology, Evolution and Biodiversity has been studying how corals react to changing environmental conditions and how their stress response could contribute to the survival of the reefs.

15 Nov 2021

Climate Change is Altering Familiar Conditions and Creating New Environments in the World's Oceans

Climate change is altering familiar conditions of the world's oceans and creating new environments that could undermine efforts to protect sea life in the world's largest marine protected areas, new research from Oregon State University shows.

15 Nov 2021

Single Spatial Planning Framework for Biodiversity Conservation and Food Production

Crop and livestock production are among the main drivers of biodiversity loss globally. Due to the ever-increasing demand of land for food production, reverting global biodiversity decline and feeding the world is one of the greatest challenges of our time.

15 Nov 2021

Mediterranean Sea Warming Causes Marine Species Go Deeper into Cooler Waters to Survive

A recent Tel Aviv University research has discovered that because of the temperature variance across the Mediterranean Sea, species of marine animals such as fish, mollusks (such as squid), and crustaceans are switching their habitats to reside tens of meters deeper in cooler waters.

12 Nov 2021

APS Approves a Revised Statement on Earth’s Changing Climate

The Council of the American Physical Society (APS) today approved a revised Statement on Earth's Changing Climate. The statement, which has undergone a meticulous process of draft and review, unequivocally implicates human activities as the "dominant driver" of global warming.

12 Nov 2021

Humans Played a Crucial Role in the Extinction of Woolly Mammoths

New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously thought.

12 Nov 2021

Increased Temperatures During a Historic Drought Helped a Beetle Kill Many Giant Pine Trees

A new study shows climate change can have cascading effects on forests.

12 Nov 2021

New Sustainable, Plastic-Free Glitter for Use in the Cosmetics Industry

Glitter is the bane of every parent and primary school teacher. But beyond its general annoyance factor, it's also made of toxic and unsustainable materials, and contributes to plastic pollution.

12 Nov 2021

Using New Mathematical, Computational, and AI Tools to Predict Extreme Heat Events

Over the past decade, several extreme heat waves and heat domes have had a catastrophic impact on society and the biosphere.

11 Nov 2021

Comprehensive Adoption of Photovoltaics in Built Environment Could Help Achieve Net Zero Carbon

New modelling, on a scale ranging from individual structures through to neighbourhoods and an entire city, has shown that buildings in the City of Melbourne could provide 74% of their own electricity needs if solar technology is fully integrated into roofs, walls and windows.

11 Nov 2021

FACT Alliance Launched to Make Food Systems More Resilient and Sustainable

Announced at the UN Climate Change Conference, the initiative aims to make food systems more resilient and sustainable by better connecting research to practice.

11 Nov 2021