Beavers have an impact on the climate
A rising water level affects the interaction between beaver ponds, water and air, as well as the carbon balance of the zone of ground...
Invasive snakes ‘hitchhiking’ on planes
Scientists have discovered why brown tree snakes have become one of the most successful invasive species. The research team has been studying why a...
Bacteria-powered solar cell converts light to energy, even under overcast skies
Researchers have found a cheap, sustainable way to build a solar cell using bacteria that convert light to energy. Their cell generated a current...
Healthy sugar origin in stingless bee honey revealed
Stingless bees are found throughout tropical and subtropical parts of the world and produce significantly less honey than their European honey bee counterparts (Apis...
Remote but remarkable: Illuminating the smallest inhabitants of the largest ocean desert
The South Pacific Gyre is an ocean desert. However, due to its vast size the microbial inhabitants of the South Pacific Gyre contribute significantly...
Research investigates impact of climate change on glacier-fed rivers in Peru
Remote communities in the Peruvian Andes, as well as communities downstream, depend on the water from melting glaciers and mountain ecosystems to provide them...
Focusing on key sustainable development goals would boost progress across all, analysis finds
The world could make greater progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by prioritizing a subset of the goals rather than pursuing them...
How severe drought influences ozone pollution
From 2011 to 2015, California experienced its worst drought on record, with a parching combination of high temperatures and low precipitation. Drought conditions can...
Machine learning unearths signature of slow-slip quake origins in seismic data
Combing through historical seismic data, researchers using a machine learning model have unearthed distinct statistical features marking the formative stage of slow-slip ruptures in...
Earth at risk of heading towards ‘hothouse Earth’ state
An international team of scientists is showing that even if the carbon emission reductions called for in the Paris Agreement are met, there is...
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Under 10 percent of international climate fund cash reaching local projects, study shows
“Understanding how to get money where it matters is the challenge of the moment,” says one report authorBy Laurie Goering
LONDON, March 7 (Thomson Reuters...
Final notice.
From: The Earth
To: The people of Washington, DC, and particularly to the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
This is a letter to inform you...
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Using ISI Web of Knowledge we conducted a systematic literature search of all relevant articles—published between 1990 and 2015—that reported an observed change in...
China’s plan to cut shipping emissions
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