DNA metabarcoding reveals hidden freshwater biodiversity in Ontario streams
Researchers using cutting-edge environmental DNA (eDNA) technology have uncovered far greater biodiversity in eastern Ontario waterways than traditional…
Map shows which major US cities could be underwater with a 10-foot sea level rise
Coastal cities across the U.S. could be at risk of going underwater due to the melting of the…
Pacific Ocean warming fuels fears of powerful ‘super El Nino’
Pacific Ocean temperatures are rising fast, raising fears that a powerful El Nino pattern could bring record global…
Humpback Whale’s 9.4K-Mile Trek Sets Migration Record
A humpback whale that vanished from view for more than two decades just turned up in record-setting…
Scientists Discover Major Errors in Al Gore-Founded Climate Pollution Database
Researchers examining urban transportation emissions uncovered major discrepancies between two leading carbon-tracking systems, with some cities showing unexpectedly…
China scientists argue that harsh settings, not warm climates, drive early human creativity
Archaeologists in central China have directly challenged the long-held belief that humanity’s earliest ancestors reached their creative peak…
Spain to launch biggest forest fire campaign after record losses last year, Sánchez says
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented what he called Spain’s biggest-ever campaign against forest fires on Thursday after deadly…
Artificial intelligence spells a real climate disaster – The Irish Times
The hype around artificial intelligence (AI) emphasises the positives: AI will increase productivity and profits, make medical advances,…
Scientists Use Smartwatch Data To Track the Hidden Health Effects of Air Pollution
As extreme heat and air pollution become more common, researchers are developing new ways to track how these…
Warming erodes climate connectivity for terrestrial vertebrates
Urban, M. C. Climate change extinctions. Science 386, 1123–1128 (2024). Article CAS Google Scholar Nolan, C. et al.…
Melting of Greenland ice sheet could release methane ‘fire ice’
Melting glaciers, like the one in Ilulissat Icefjord, could release vast stores of methane Gerald Wetzel, Karlsruhe Institute…
The ‘doomsday’ glacier’s giant ice shelf is about to break away
The Araon, a South Korean ice-breaker vessel, navigates a bed of sea ice near the Thwaites glacier in…