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Earthwatch Launches a New Platform, Naturehood, to Protect Biodiversity in the North West

Environmental charity, Earthwatch Europe, has launched a new digital platform to support community wildlife projects called Naturehood. Designed to develop a network of thousands of local people who each do tiny actions for nature in their neighbourhoods, the aim is to create a tapestry of habitats that, combined on a national basis, will help protect and increase biodiversity in the UK.

10 Jul 2020

Two Climate Patterns Predict Sea-Surface Temperatures

A new study by the Marine Laboratory at the University of Guam may help researchers predict coral bleaching months earlier than current tools, and, for the first time, may help predict invasion events of coral-eating crown-of-thorns starfish.

10 Jul 2020

Biodiversity Protection and More Renewable Energy Production can Mitigate Climate Change

Wind energy is considered to be one of the most promising forms of renewable energy.

10 Jul 2020

Study Shows How Australian Bushfires Impact Local Meteorological and Air Quality

A study examining the urban microclimatic impact of the 2019-20 Australian bushfires has uncovered how they affect local meteorological and air quality.

10 Jul 2020

Changing Landscapes Threaten Habitat of Endangered Bird Species in Europe

A new study warns that the last remaining habitat for several endangered bird species in Europe could reduce by up to 50 per cent in the next century as farmers convert land to more profitable crops and meet increased demand for products such as olive oil and wine.

10 Jul 2020

Ocean Warming can Lead to Coral Bleaching and Death

Global average sea surface temperatures have risen at unprecedented rates for the past three decades, with far-reaching consequences for coral reefs.

10 Jul 2020

Deep-Sea Mining Poses Significant Risk to Midwater Ecosystems

Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown substantially in the last decade and mining activities are anticipated to begin soon.

10 Jul 2020

Farm Food Safety Plan can Benefit Small-Scale Farmers

The costs of implementing food safety practices to prevent foodborne illnesses have been viewed as a threat to the financial well-being of small farms, which must pay a higher percentage of their annual sales than larger farms to meet safety standards.

10 Jul 2020

Disappearance of Kalahari Aardvarks can Devastate Other Animals in Ecosystem

Aardvarks occur across most of sub-Saharan Africa, but very few people have seen one, because they are solitary, mostly active at night, and live in burrows.

10 Jul 2020

Heavy Rain After Drought Resets an Entire Ecosystem

Fish kills are a recurring phenomenon in lakes suffering from oxygen depletion. Often the kills are triggered by factors like an algae bloom, but now a new study reports on a new, climate-related cause of fish kills.

10 Jul 2020

Declines in Alaska's Chinook Salmon Populations are Partly Tied to Climate-Driven Changes

A new University of Alaska-led study provides the first evidence that declines in many of Alaska's chinook salmon populations can be attributed in part to climate-driven changes in their freshwater habitats.

10 Jul 2020

Scientists Discover a Surprising Shift in the Arctic Ecosystem

Scientists at Stanford University have discovered a surprising shift in the Arctic Ocean.

10 Jul 2020

Deep Water Seep Microbial Ecology is Crucial to Understand Hydrocarbon-Centric Communities

Microbial cells are found in abundance in marine sediments beneath the ocean and make up a significant amount of the total microbial biomass on the planet.

10 Jul 2020

New Carbon Capture System can Help Mitigate Climate Change

An essential component of any climate change mitigation plan is cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from human activities.

10 Jul 2020

Texas to have Drier Summers for Rest of 21st Century

Climate in Texas will feature drier summers and reduced water supplies for most parts of the state for the rest of the 21st century—probably leading to the driest conditions the state has encountered in the last 1,000 years.

9 Jul 2020