Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites around the world.
Bigger Flowers, Greater Rewards: Plants Adapt to Climate Disruptions to Lure Pollinators
There’s been a well-documented shift toward earlier springtime flowering in many plants as the world warms.
UAF Scientist Offers Evidence That Venus Is Volcanically Active
Venus appears to have volcanic activity, according to a new research paper that offers strong evidence to answer the lingering question about whether Earth’s sister planet currently has eruptions and lava flows.
Humans Bite Back by Deactivating Mosquito Sperm
New UC Riverside research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut down, preventing them from swimming to or fertilizing eggs.
NASA’s Fermi Captures Dynamic Gamma-Ray Sky in New Animation
Cosmic fireworks, invisible to our eyes, fill the night sky. We can get a glimpse of this elusive light show thanks to the Large Area Telescope (LAT) aboard NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope, which observes the sky in gamma rays, the highest-energy form of light.
Minimizing Electric Vehicles’ Impact on the Grid
National and global plans to combat climate change include increasing the electrification of vehicles and the percentage of electricity generated from renewable sources.
When Someone Sneezes on Everest, Their Germs Can Last for Centuries
Almost five miles above sea level in the Himalayan mountains, the rocky dip between Mount Everest and its sister peak, Lhotse, lies windswept, free of snow.
Climate Change Alters a Human-Raptor Relationship
Bald Eagles and dairy farmers exist in a mutually beneficial relationship in parts of northwestern Washington State.
February 2023 Was Earth’s 4th Warmest on Record
The warm start to 2023 continued with last month ranking as the world’s fourth-warmest February in 174 years.
Dynamic NASA-Built Weather Sensors Enlisted to Track Tropical Cyclones
Known as COWVR and TEMPEST, the duo is demonstrating that smaller, less expensive science instruments can play an important role in weather forecasting.