Wind holds key to climate change turnaround
New research could help bring about the kind of far-reaching changes deemed necessary in the UN's dire new climate change report. Scientists found that...
Polar bears gorged on whales to survive past warm periods; won’t suffice as climate...
A new study found that while dead whales are valuable sources of fat and protein for some polar bears, this resource will likely not...
New York City area wetlands may be unwitting generator of greenhouse gasses
A new study suggests that New York City-area wetlands are capable of using CSO inputs in a manner that actually increases greenhouse gas emissions...
‘Sentinels of the sea’ at risk from changing climate
Climate change's effect on coastal ecosystems is very likely to increase mortality risks of adult oyster populations in the next 20 years.
In the absence of bees, flies are responsible for pollination in the Arctic region
Most of the fauna in the Arctic region take part in pollinating, yet during the busiest flowering weeks, there's a shortage of such services....
Statistical method recreates the history of a long-abandoned village
Archaeologists now have new tools for studying the development of medieval villages and the transformation of the historical landscapes surrounding them. Scientists have attempted...
Rapid, widespread changes may be coming to Antarctica’s Dry Valleys
Antarctica's sandy polar desert, the McMurdo Dry Valleys, has undergone changes over the past decade and the recent discovery of thawing permafrost, thinning glaciers...
Improving paleotemperature reconstruction: Swiss lakes as a model system
For years, scientists have been trying to determine the climate of the past in order to make better predictions about future climate conditions. Now,...
Clean Water Act dramatically cut pollution in US waterways
The 1972 Clean Water Act has driven significant improvements in US water quality, according to the first comprehensive study of water pollution over the...
Newly discovered bacterium rids problematic pair of toxic groundwater contaminants
Researchers have detailed the discovery of the first bacterium known capable of simultaneously degrading the pair of chemical contaminants -- 1,4-Dioxane and 1,1-DCE.
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