Before the flood: What drives preparedness?
More targeted efforts are needed from both the public and private insurance sectors in order to encourage people to take action to reduce their...
Sopping up sunblock from oceans to save coral reefs
Coral reefs can't seem to catch a break. Not only are rising temperatures wreaking havoc with their environment, but emerging evidence suggests that a...
Into the wild for plant genetics
A new article reveals the opportunities for portable, real-time DNA sequencing in plant identification and naming. Using a handheld DNA sequencing device they conducted...
Wood frogs research clarifies risks posed to animals by warming climate
As conditions warm, fish and wildlife living at the southern edge of their species' ranges are most at risk, according to researchers who led...
Hot spot at Hawaii? Not so fast
Geophysicists use a new model to conclude that volcanic hot spots around the globe aren't moving as fast as recently thought.
Spoiler alert: Computer simulations provide preview of upcoming eclipse
Scientists have forecast the corona of the sun during the upcoming eclipse. The findings shed light on what the eclipse of the sun might...
Climate change and habitat conversion combine to homogenize nature
Climate change and habitat conversion to agriculture are working together to homogenize nature. In other words, the more things change, the more they are...
Right kind of collaboration is key to solving environmental problems
Society's ability to solve environmental problems is tied to how different actors collaborate and the shape and form of the networks they create, says...
Study validates East Antarctic ice sheet to remain stable even if western ice sheet...
A new study validates that the central core of the East Antarctic ice sheet should remain stable even if the West Antarctic ice sheet...
New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises
Oceanographers report completing the largest single-site microbiome gene catalog constructed to date. With this new information, the team discovered nutrient limitation is a central...
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