How the major Swedish forest fire of 2014 affected the ecosystem
Researchers have spent four years gathering data from the areas affected by the major forest fire of 2014. In their study of how the...
Is the U. S. understating climate emissions from meat and dairy production?
Methane emissions from North American livestock may be routinely undercounted, a new analysis finds. The work also notes that in developing countries, where animal...
Californian smoke drifted as far as Europe in 2020 and caused heavy clouding of...
The smoke from the extreme forest fires on the US West Coast in September 2020 travelled over many thousands of kilometers to Central Europe,...
Western Australia’s natural ‘museums of biodiversity’ at risk
Up to three quarters of the biodiversity living on Western Australia's iconic ironstone mountains in the State's Mid West (known as Banded Iron Formations)...
Key causes of ocean circulation change
Researchers have identified the key factors that influence a vital pattern of ocean currents.
Looking at future of Antarctic through an Indigenous Maori lens
It is time for the management and conservation of the Antarctic to begin focusing on responsibility, rather than rights, through an Indigenous Maori framework,...
Declining deer population likely due to natural regulation
Scientists have shown that the population of the Yakushima sika deer has declined due to natural factors, suggesting that the population can be regulated...
The secret to stickiness of mussels underwater
Mussels survive by sticking to rocks in the fierce waves or tides underwater. Materials mimicking this underwater adhesion are widely used for skin or...
Adaptability of 158 butterfly species to urbanization
Expanding urban habitats are likely to endanger a large number of butterfly species in the long term. Generalists that tolerate large temperature fluctuations and...
Small ‘snowflakes’ in the sea play a big role
In the deep waters that underlie the productive zones of the ocean, there is a constant rain of organic material called 'marine snow.' Marine...
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