Nuclear war could trigger big El Niño and decrease seafood
A nuclear war could trigger an unprecedented El Niño-like warming episode in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, slashing algal populations by 40 percent and likely...
Leaving microbes out of climate change conversation has major consequences, experts warn
Leading microbiologists have issued a warning, saying that not including microbes -- the support system of the biosphere -- in the climate change equation...
Climate crisis is causing lakes to shrink
Climate change is impacting not only the oceans, but also large inland lakes. As the world's largest lake, the Caspian Sea is a perfect...
Global warming combined with other changes in the environment presents ‘double whammy’ for birds
A new study rolls back the curtain on half a century of evidence detailing the impact of climate change on more than 60 different bird...
New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs — one of the largest...
New study finds very few deep reefs have any form of protection, and face a multitude of threats, set only to escalate in the...
Deep sea coral in North Atlantic faces threat from climate change
North Atlantic coral populations -- key to supporting a variety of sea life -- are under threat from climate change, a study suggests.
We need more realistic experiments on the impact of climate change on ecosystems
When it comes to the impact of climate change on ecosystems, we still have large knowledge gaps. Most experiments are unrealistic because they do...
Does environmental stress drive migration?
Climate-driven migration has been deemed a major threat in public discourse and academic research, but comprehensive studies that take into account both environmental and...
Climate change threatens lemurs on Madagascar
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