2015-2016 El Niño triggered disease outbreaks across globe
The 2015-2016 El Niño event brought weather conditions that triggered regional disease outbreaks throughout the world, according to a new study.
Ocean warming has caused ‘sustainable’ fish stocks to drop by 4% since 1930s
Warming of the world’s oceans has caused the total amount of fish that can be caught sustainably to fall by an average of 4%...
Bungee jumping for science
Immediately before a person decides to launch themselves off a bridge for a bungee jump, there is a measurable increase in their brain activity....
Drilling results reveal global climate influence on basin waters in young rifts
New results from the Gulf of Corinth, Greece, a continental rift zone where the first stage of ocean basin formation is taking place, show...
Asian elephants may lose up to 42 percent of suitable habitats in India and...
Protecting and expanding suitable habitats for wildlife is key to the conservation of endangered species, but owing to climate and land use change the...
Efficiency record for data transfer in ultra-fast transatlantic cable
If you are making an overseas phone call or using cloud computing, there is a 99 percent chance an undersea fiber optic cable is...
Population increases and climate change point to future US water shortages
Climate change plus population growth are setting the stage for water shortages in parts of the U.S. long before the end of the century,...
2018’s biggest volcanic eruption of sulfur dioxide
The Manaro Voui volcano on the island of Ambae in the nation of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean made the 2018 record books....
‘Amazing snapshots’ plumb volcanic depths
Research shedding light on the internal 'plumbing' of volcanoes may help scientists better understand volcanic eruptions and unrest. The study analyzed crystals in Italy's...
Reduced salinity of seawater wreaks havoc on coral chemistry
New research confirms that drastic changes in ocean salinity from, for example, severe freshwater flooding, as recently experienced off the coast of north-east Queensland...
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