Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades
Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 percent...
Bird diversity increased in severely burned forests of Southern Appalachian mountains
A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can...
New study models the transmission of foreshock waves towards Earth
As the supersonic solar wind surges towards Earth, its interaction with our planet's magnetic field creates a shock to deflect its flow, and a...
Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in 20 years
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to...
New cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves
Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic. An international team of scientists found that...
Wildfire threats not commonly disclosed by US firms despite risk to economy
U.S. firms rarely report their wildfire risks in required federal filings and instead bury such risks in nonspecific risk disclosures, according to new research.
Climate impacts are increasing; textbooks aren’t keeping pace
A new study finds biology textbooks have done a poor job of incorporating material related to climate change. For example, the study found that...
Metabolic hack makes ocean algae more resilient to 21st century climate change
Scientists provide clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought.
Palau’s Rock Islands harbor heat-resistant corals
Ocean warming is driving an increase in the frequency and severity of marine heatwaves, causing untold damage to coral reefs. Tropical corals, which live...
Scientists discover a novel photophysical mechanism that has achieved record-breaking efficiency for organic photovoltaics
Organic photovoltaics (OPVs) are a promising, economical, next-generation solar cell technology for scalable clean energy and wearable electronics. But the energy conversion loss due...
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