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Researchers DNA Barcode the Arctic
A group of scientists in northern Norway are using the technique to measure biodiversity’s response to past and present climate change.
Researchers DNA Barcode the Arctic
Researchers DNA Barcode the Arctic

A group of scientists in northern Norway are using the technique to measure biodiversity’s response to past and present climate change.

A group of scientists in northern Norway are using the technique to measure biodiversity’s response to past and present climate change.

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Climate Change Impairs Trees’ Recovery from Wildfires
Kerry Grens | Mar 12, 2019 | 1 min read
Ponderosa pine and Douglas fir are less able to regenerate in the face of climate change, and some areas have already “crossed a critical climate threshold.”
Pioneering Climate Scientist, Wallace Broecker, Dies
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 19, 2019 | 3 min read
The Columbia University geochemist is credited with popularizing the term “climate change” and his research shaped the modern understanding of water circulation in the ocean.
New Global Trade Route Could Shuttle Invasive Species
K.V. Venkatasubramanian | Feb 19, 2019 | 3 min read
China’s ongoing Belt and Road Initiative passes through areas that are already at risk of swapping organisms.
Walter Munk, “Einstein of the Oceans,” Dies
Ashley Yeager | Feb 12, 2019 | 3 min read
The marine scientist was renowned for his passion for exploring waves, marine life, and the way Earth’s largest bodies of water affect the planet’s climate.
Eastern Monarchs Flourish While Western Numbers Plunge
Carolyn Wilke | Feb 8, 2019 | 2 min read
In the last year, the butterfly’s eastern group has more than doubled its hibernation area while the other population waned. Plus, researchers are moving trees to save monarch habitat.
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2018 Was the Fourth-Hottest Year on Record
Shawna Williams | Feb 6, 2019 | 1 min read
The past five years have been the warmest-ever, NASA and NOAA announce.
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Ten-Minute Sabbatical
The Scientist | Feb 1, 2019 | 2 min read
Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse.
How Trees Fare in Big Hurricanes
Amber Dance | Feb 1, 2019 | 10+ min read
Forests are resilient, but researchers wonder if climate change will outpace their adaptations.
Warming Weather Could Make Arctic Fish Faster
Jef Akst | Jan 24, 2019 | 2 min read
As sea temperatures rise, mammals and birds may lose their edge over the cold-blooded species they eat, as well as the sharks that hunt them.
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Majority of Wild Coffee Species at Risk of Extinction, Study Finds
Shawna Williams | Jan 16, 2019 | 2 min read
Threats to the plants include climate change and habitat loss.
Warming Water and Lack of Oxygen Caused Massive Extinction
Abby Olena, PhD | Dec 6, 2018 | 4 min read
Simulations of Earth’s climate 252 million years ago reveal that the same symptoms of modern climate change likely account for the time period’s extensive loss of marine life.
Report: US Already Affected by Climate Change
Jef Akst | Nov 26, 2018 | 2 min read
If greenhouse gas emissions are not curbed, the country’s economy, infrastructure, and health of its population will suffer, according to government scientists.
Human Activities Are Making Hurricanes Worse: Study
Ashley Yeager | Nov 14, 2018 | 2 min read
Anthropogenic climate change and urbanization appear to boost rainfall and exacerbate flooding risks, according to two Nature papers.
Image of the Day: Plundered Plover
Jef Akst | Nov 9, 2018 | 1 min read
Nest predation of shorebirds that raise young in the Arctic are up threefold since the mid-20th century, and climate change may be to blame, according to a study.
Coral Reef Scientist Ruth Gates Dies
Catherine Offord | Oct 31, 2018 | 2 min read
Gates was director of the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology and a strong advocate for coral conservation.
Wildlife Populations Have Shrunk by 60 Percent Since 1970
Kerry Grens | Oct 30, 2018 | 2 min read
A new report finds the decline in vertebrate abundance over the past four decades is most severe in South and Central America.
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Study Fingers Bitcoin as Major Climate Change Culprit
Shawna Williams | Oct 29, 2018 | 2 min read
Researchers predict that activity around the digital currency could single-handedly push warming above 2 °C within 30 years, but other experts say the conclusion is flawed.
Huge Arthropod Declines Documented in Puerto Rican Rainforest
Ashley P. Taylor | Oct 16, 2018 | 2 min read
The study authors attribute the decreases to climate change.
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Climate Change Likely to Ding Beer Supply
Shawna Williams | Oct 15, 2018 | 2 min read
The average price of a pint could double by the end of this century because of declines in barley yields, a study predicts.
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