Biodiversity just as powerful as climate change for healthy ecosystems
Biodiversity is proving to be one of humanity's best defenses against extreme weather. In past experiments, diversity has fostered healthier, more productive ecosystems, like...
Ancient wetlands offer window into climate change
Environmental researchers have uncovered a wealth of information about a unique part of Australia that offers never-before-seen insights into climate change since the last...
Desert locusts: New risks in the light of climate change
The desert locust is an invasive species that is both well known and feared because of the large-scale agricultural damage it can cause. It...
How safe are critical infrastructures from hacker attacks?
Critical infrastructures such as wind power stations are partially controlled via mobile phone networks. Using state-of-the-art tests, researchers are investigating how well protected that...
NASA flights map summer melt of Greenland ice sheet
Operation IceBridge is flying in Greenland to measure how much ice has melted over the course of the summer from the ice sheet. The...
Extreme weather has limited effect on attitudes toward climate policies
People who recently experienced severe weather events such as floods, storms and drought are more likely to support policies to adapt to the effects...
Eighteenth century nautical charts reveal coral loss
Centuries-old nautical charts, mapped by long-deceased sailors to avoid shipwrecks, have been used by modern scientists to study loss of coral reefs. A new...
The sand trap: Demand outpaces caution, knowledge
Sand, spanning miles of beaches, carpeting vast oceans and deserts, is a visual metaphor for limitless resources. Yet seize another metaphor -- sand in...
Courts’ critical, underappreciated role in climate policy
Both climate lawsuits and their reliance on scientific data have increased over the past decade, the most extensive study to date shows.
New acid-free magnet recycling process created
A new rare-earth magnet recycling process dissolves magnets in an acid-free solution and recovers high purity rare earth elements.