Ocean surface tipping point could accelerate climate change

A study has found that intense global warming could shut down the ocean's ability to soak up carbon dioxide, leading to accelerated global warming...

Toothed whales catch food in the deep using vocal fry

Toothed whales, such as dolphins, killer whales and sperm whales communicate and catch food exclusively with sound. Now researchers have for the first time...

Most detailed geological model reveals Earth’s past 100 million years

Previous models of Earth's recent (100 million years) geomorphology have been patchy at best. For the first time a detailed continuous model of the...

Catalyst purifies herbicide-tainted water and produces hydrogen

Researchers have developed a dual-purpose catalyst that purifies herbicide-tainted water while also producing hydrogen.

Scientists use satellites to track earth ‘greening’ amid climate change

Researchers found changes in 'greening,' or the amount of leaves plants are able to produce, will play a significant role in how much carbon...

Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide

Carbon dioxide emissions from wildfires, which have been gradually increasing since 2000, spiked drastically to a record high in 2021, according to an international...

Illuminating the evolution of social parasite ants

The findings offer a new way to understand how some ants become total layabouts.

Livestock farming: Additive to make slurry more climate-friendly

Livestock farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases, especially methane, which is particularly harmful to the climate. Among other things, it escapes during the...

Case study of rare, endangered tortoise highlights conservation priorities for present, future World Wildlife...

Though wildlife trafficking has been effectively disrupted since the first World Wildlife Day -- established 50 years ago today via the 1973 Convention on...

Fluorescent protein sheds light on bee brains

An international team of bee researchers has integrated a calcium sensor into honey bees to enable the study of neural information processing including response...

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