Patricia Espinosa: “Climate Finance is About Saving Lives”

UN Climate Change News, 17 October 2018 – Ahead of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) meeting in Bahrain on Tuesday October 16, the Executive Secretary...

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New research finds that more bacterioplankton utilize vitamin B1 or B1 precursors from their environment than synthesize their own. The researchers also found that...

Substantial changes in air pollution across China during 2015 to 2017

The first detailed analysis of air pollution trends in China reveals a 20 per cent drop in concentrations of particulate pollution over the last...

Getting to the root of long-term tree swallow declines

Aerial insectivores -- birds that hunt for insect prey on the wing -- are declining across North America. Conserving these vulnerable species requires a...

Bursting the clouds for better communication

We live in an age of long-range information. Research is turning towards the use of lasers which have several advantages. However, this new technology...

Moss rapidly detects, tracks air pollutants in real time

Moss, one of the world's oldest plants, is surprisingly in tune with the atmosphere around it. Now scientists report that they have found a...

World Heritage Sites threatened by rising sea levels

In the Mediterranean region, there are numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites in low-lying coastal areas. In the course of the 21st century, these sites...

A curious branch of plankton evolution

Planktonic foraminifera -- tiny, shelled organisms that float in the sea -- left behind one of the most complete fossil records of evolutionary history...

School students identify sounds caused by solar storm

School students have successfully identified sounds caused by a solar storm in the Earth's magnetic shield. The group of students identified a series of...

Winter ticks killing moose at alarming rate

Researchers have found that the swell of infestations of winter ticks -- which attach themselves to moose during the fall and feed throughout the...

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