Research published today in Nature warns that rising seas will devastate coastal habitats.
Extending Multi-Pathway Human Health Risk Assessment from Regional to Country-Wide—A Case Study on Kuwait
Air pollution has emerged as a pressing global issue in recent decades. While criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases contribute to the problem, this article explicitly addresses hazardous air pollutants (HAPs).
Enhanced Chemical Weathering: A Solution to the Climate Crisis?
Could blending of crushed rock with arable soil lower global temperatures? / Researchers of Mainz University study global warming events from 40 and 56 million years ago to find answers.
Past Abrupt Changes in North Atlantic Overturning Have Impacted the Climate System Across the Globe
Abrupt climate changes have affected rainfall patterns worldwide in the past, especially in the tropical monsoon region, a new study shows.
Climate Change-Induced Drought May Transform Parts of the Amazon’s Rainforests Into Savannas
Rutgers-led study indicates future changes, including a reduction to Earth’s ability to store carbon.
How Plants Pass Down Genetic Memories
When organisms pass their genes on to future generations, they include more than the code spelled out in DNA.
The Kidney Project Successfully Tests a Prototype Bioartificial Kidney
The Kidney Project’s implantable bioartificial kidney, one that promises to free kidney disease patients from dialysis machines and transplant waiting lists, took another big step toward becoming reality, earning a $650,000 prize from KidneyX for its first-ever demonstration of a functional prototype of its implantable artificial kidney.
A Robot to Help Reduce Wildfire Risk in Remote Areas
North America has 10 million kilometres of overhead power lines, and when vegetation come into contact with one, it can be like tinder to a flame.
Survey: Tourists’ Long-Term Plans More Uncertain Under Climate Change
North Carolina State University researchers found in a new study that while many tourists visiting a mountain destination in southern Mexico wouldn’t change their near-term plans to visit due to climate change, more than two-thirds said they would or might change their plans by 2060 under more drastically changed conditions.
How to Adapt to Climate Change, and How Not To
With the impacts of climate change increasing around the world, efforts to adapt human infrastructure and practices might seem to be an unalloyed good.