Earth may be 140 years away from reaching carbon levels not seen in 56...
Total human carbon dioxide emissions could match those of Earth's last major greenhouse warming event in fewer than five generations, new research finds. A...
Protecting small forests fails to protect bird biodiversity
Simply protecting small forests will not maintain the diversity of the birds they support over the long run, a new study says. Forests need...
New insight into river flows and sediment transport under ice cover
The ice-covered season plays an important role in the development of river channels, a new study shows. The spatial variability of sediment transport and...
Complete world map of tree diversity
Researchers have succeeded in constructing, from scattered data, a world map of the diversity of tree species. Climate plays a central role for its...
Cold-temperature variability important in evaluating climate change
New research highlights the importance of considering cold temperature variability, and not just warming temperatures, when evaluating the impact of climate change.
Carbon taxes could create new winners and losers among countries, research says
A global carbon tax would create new sets of economic winners and losers, with some countries holding a distinct competitive advantage over others, according...
Prenatal forest fire exposure stunts children’s growth
Forest fires are more harmful than previously imagined, causing stunted growth in children who were exposed to smoke while in the womb, according to...
Indecision under pressure
When compressed, a material typically becomes a better conductor of heat. Not so for the unusual material cubic boron arsenide, which when under pressure...
Climate goals of the Paris Agreement: Impact of land use
Significantly less than two degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times -- this is the temperature to which global warming should be limited, according to the...
Renewable energy generation with kites and drones
A group of researchers has recently developed a new software aimed at the analysis of energy generation systems based on kites and drones. They...
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