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Competitive Males Are a Blessing and a Curse, Study Reveals

Nov. 14, 2016 — Showy ornaments used by the male of the species in competition for mates, such as the long tail of a peacock or shaggy mane of a lion, could indicate a species' risk of decline in a changing climate, ... read more

Can We Meet Global Energy Demands With Nuclear Power?

Nov. 9, 2016 — An international team of scientists suggests that we must ramp up energy production by nuclear power if we are to succeed in warding off the worst effects of greenhouse gas emissions on climate ... read more

People Who Know About Genetically Modified Food Agree With Science: They're Safe

Nov. 9, 2016 — People who know about genetically modified food agree with science, that they're safe. On the other hand, those who know plenty about global warming ... read more

Rising Carbon Dioxide Threatens Coral and People Who Use Reefs

Nov. 10, 2016 — As atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rise, very few coral reef ecosystems will be spared the impacts of ocean acidification or sea surface temperature rise, according to a new analysis. The damage ... read more

Ancient, Methane-Derived Carbon Discovered in Stoneflies

Nov. 10, 2016 — The first example of freshwater consumers using ancient methane-derived carbon has been revealed by researchers. This discovery represents the most extensive example of a methane-derived carbon ... read more

A Warm Climate Is More Sensitive to Changes in Carbon Dioxide

Nov. 10, 2016 — It is well-established in the scientific community that increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels result in global warming, but the magnitude of the effect may ... read more

Australian Continent Shifts With the Seasons, Study Finds

Nov. 10, 2016 — Australia shifts and tilts back and forth by several millimeters each year because of changes to Earth's center of mass, according to a new study. The findings could help ... read more

Climate, Human Influence Conspired in Lake Urmia's Decline

Nov. 10, 2016 — A combination of climate change and water usage are responsible for the staggering drying of Lake Urmia, what was once the second largest salt lake in the world, ... read more

Thawing Ice Makes the Alps Grow

Nov. 10, 2016 — The Alps are steadily "growing" by about one to two millimeters per year. Likewise, the formerly glaciated subcontinents of North America and Scandinavia are also undergoing ... read more

What Will Increase Economic Investment for Carbon-Neutral Technologies?

Nov. 10, 2016 — Climate change is one of the most pressing concerns of the 21st century. But when it comes to tackling climate change, a new study exploring the benefits of carbon flux monitoring is a timely ... read more

Focus Shifts to Recovery in North Carolina

Earth's Carbon Dioxide Levels May Have Passed The Point Of No Return

Sea Ice Might Not Be At A Record Low Now, But It'll Get There

Arctic Ice Melting in 2016 Heat: NASA

Mapping out Ways to Pay for Climate-Related Loss, Damage

Nov. 9, 2016 — New work clarifies a key article of the Paris Agreement and assesses options that can help pay for the losses and damages climate change will ... read more

Major Ocean Current Is Widening as Climate Warms

Nov. 9, 2016 — A new study found that the Indian Ocean's Agulhas Current is getting wider rather than strengthening. The findings, which have important implications for global climate change, suggest that ... read more

Record Hot Year May Be the New Normal by 2025

Nov. 9, 2016 — The hottest year on record globally in 2015 could be just another average year by 2025 if carbon emissions continue to rise at their current rate, according to new ... read more

Ensemble Forecast of a Major Flooding Event in Beijing

Nov. 9, 2016 — An extreme rainfall event occurred in Beijing, China, on 21 July 2012. The average 24-hr accumulated rainfall across rain gauge stations in the city was 190 mm, which is the highest in Beijing's ... read more

Experts Call on Climate Change Panel to Better Reflect Ocean Variability in Their Projections

Nov. 9, 2016 — Ocean variability and realistic marine regional projections should be included in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports to better inform policy-makers, state ... read more

Probing Underground Depths of Earth’s Carbon Cycle

Nov. 9, 2016 — Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme conditions is critical to understanding the Earth's deep carbon cycle -- a process that ultimately influences ... read more

Peat Bog Reveals More Than 1,000 Years of Tanzanian History

Nov. 8, 2016 — Scientists have charted more than 1,000 years of Tanzanian environmental history using sediments extracted from a peat bog. Working in the Eastern Arc Mountains of Tanzania, where only 15% of the ... read more

Carbon-Hungry Plants Impede Growth Rate of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

Nov. 8, 2016 — The rate at which carbon dioxide is accumulating in the atmosphere has plateaued in recent years because Earth's vegetation is grabbing more carbon from the air than in previous decades, new ... read more

The Global Climate 2011-2015: Hottest Five-Year Period on Record

Nov. 8, 2016 — The World Meteorological Organization has published a detailed analysis of the global climate 2011-2015 -- the hottest five-year period on record -- and the increasingly visible human footprint on ... read more

Model Predicts Elimination of GMO Crops Would Cause Hike in Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Nov. 8, 2016 — A global ban on genetically modified crops would raise food prices and add the equivalent of nearly a billion tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, a study ... read more

Shallow Reefs Off Singapore Survive in the Face of Adversity

Nov. 8, 2016 — An analysis of the health of highly impacted coral reefs off Singapore during a 27-year long period has shown they are more resilient to the impacts of human activity and warming than ... read more

Diamond Collection Brings Deep Earth to the Surface

Nov. 8, 2016 — It takes incredible heat and pressure to form a diamond. And when diamonds are formed, microscopic minerals are trapped inside. The chemistry of these minerals, or inclusions, provides a rare look at ... read more

Pollution Emitted Near Equator Has Biggest Impact on Global Ozone

Nov. 8, 2016 — Where the world emits is more important than how much it emits, suggesting that the southward shift of emissions toward the equator is driving the increase in total ozone, say ... read more

Coastal Cities at Risk from Rapid Sea-Level Rise With Warming Above Two Degree

Nov. 8, 2016 — The first predications of coastal sea level with warming of two degrees by 2040 show an average rate of increase three times higher than the 20th century rate of sea level rise, report ... read more

New Coral Research Exposes Genomic Underpinnings of Adaptation

Nov. 7, 2016 — Scientists have observed for the first time that separate populations of the same species -- in this case, coral -- can diverge in their capacity to regulate genes when adapting to their local ... read more

Herbivory, Climate Change Factors May Significantly Increase BVOC Emissions from Boreal Conifers

Nov. 7, 2016 — Boreal conifer forests are sources of biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions into the atmosphere. Global warming exposes boreal trees to biotic stress caused by insect outbreaks and they ... read more

Sharks Help Prevent Climate Change

Nov. 7, 2016 — Over fishing and shark finning may result on more greenhouse gasses and increased climate change, researchers suggest. Their new paper demonstrates the importance of protecting our oceans, and the ... read more

Increasing Cost of Natural Hazards as Climate Changes

Nov. 7, 2016 — A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more uncertainty about the future of ... read more

Yesterday's Silk Road Could Be Tomorrow's Environmental Superhighway

Nov. 4, 2016 — While China is building a gigantic modern-day upgrade of the famed ancient Silk Road resplendent in global cooperation in the name of economic expansion, a group of sustainability scholars point out ... read more

How Each One of Us Contribute to Arctic Sea Ice Melt

Nov. 4, 2016 — Measurements reveal the relationship between individual CO2 emissions and the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice. For each ton of carbon dioxide that any person on our planet emits, three square ... read more

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