River diversions may cause microplastics to remain longer on land and in streams before...
Diverting streams and rivers to irrigate crops or provide drinking water may significantly extend the time microplastics spend in river catchments before they flow...
Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer
Extreme weather events have affected moth and butterfly activity more than the average increase in global temperature over the last several decades.
Microbes key to sequestering carbon in soil
Microbes are by far the most important factor in determining how much carbon is stored in the soil, according to a new study with...
Air quality stations have collected vast stores of DNA by accident, a potentially ‘game-changing’...
The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to ecosystems around the globe. And yet, quantifying those...
Lessons from ‘The Blob’ will help us manage fisheries during future marine heatwaves
In early 2014, a great anomaly descended upon the seas: A patch of warm water that manifested in the Gulf of Alaska. Scientists called...
Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential...
Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for holding up to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissions below ground -- more than China emits...
The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment
Researchers show that an evolutionary change in the length of lizards' legs can have a significant impact on vegetation growth and spider populations on...
Human factors affect bees’ communication
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
Co-benefits of carbon neutrality in enhancing and stabilizing solar and wind energy
AbstractSolar photovoltaic (PV) and wind energy provide carbon-free renewable energy to reach ambitious global carbon-neutrality goals, but their yields are in turn influenced by...
Below the surface: Researchers uncover reasons to rethink how mountains are built
A study suggests that the answers to how and why mountains form are buried deeper than once thought. Clues in the landscape of southern...
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