Can we limit global warming to 1.5 °C?
Efforts to combat climate change tend to focus on supply-side changes, such as shifting to renewable or cleaner energy. Researchers now argue that demand-side...
Plump songbirds more likely to survive migration over Gulf of Mexico
A kilometer above Fort Morgan, Alabama, small migratory birds face a critical decision. Ahead lies a thousand kilometers of open water, the Gulf of...
Air pollution leads to millions of ER visits for asthma attacks worldwide
Nine to 33 million visits to the emergency room (ER) for asthma worldwide may be triggered by breathing in air polluted by ozone or...
How spider eyes work together to track stimuli
Using a specially designed eye-tracker for use with spiders, biologists report that their tests in jumping spiders show a secondary set of eyes is...
Ice-age climate clues unearthed
Scientist are working to improve climate models using paleoclimate proxies, indicators like chemical compounds in plants and microorganisms preserved in ancient lake sediments that...
Annual dead-zone report card for the Chesapeake Bay, U.S.
An annual model-based report on low-oxygen conditions in Chesapeake Bay during 2018 indicates a total volume of 'hypoxic' waters very similar to the previous...
Oldest weapons ever discovered in North America pre-date Clovis
Researchers have discovered what are believed to be the oldest weapons ever found in North America: ancient spear points that are 15,500 years old....
Climate change: US desert areas to become even drier
Geologists study rainfall patterns in the distant past to better understand how deserts in the southwest United States will be impacted by future climate...
Persistence of glass sponge in face of climatic variability
The glass sponge has persisted on the Scotian Shelf for decades, despite strong historical variability in water conditions and extremely limited protection by conservation...
Male humpback whales change their songs when human noise is present
Male humpback whales reduce or cease their songs in reaction to human-generated shipping noise, according to a new study.