The impact of the rise in sea temperatures predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) could affect the survival of the North Atlantic populations of Bulwer's petrel in the Azores, Canary Islands and Cape Verde, according to a study conducted by the Seabird Ecology Group of the Faculty...
Fertilisers Cause More Than 2% of Global Emissions
Unlike organic fertilisers, which come from plant or animal material, synthetic fertilisers are made by humans using chemical processes.
New Study Sheds Light on the Effect of Rain and Clouds on Atmospheric Aerosols
Wet processes in the atmosphere, such as clouds and precipitation, have a strong impact on the concentrations and chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols.
NASA’s InSight Hears Its First Meteoroid Impacts on Mars
The Mars lander’s seismometer picked up vibrations and sounds from four impacts in the past two years, a development detailed in a study co-authored by Brown planetary scientist Ingrid Daubar.
Why Do Woodpeckers Peck? New Discovery About Bird Brains Sheds Light on Intriguing Question
A team led by a Brown biologist discovered that the same specialized brain area that helps songbirds learn their songs also exists in woodpeckers, suggesting that the communicative drumming evolved in a similar way.
Eyes on the Snow as Water Supplies Dwindle
As the American West suffers a 22-year-long “megadrought” that researchers say is the worst in at least 1,200 years, water managers now have a new level of insight into just how much water will be available for their communities.
A Smartphone’s Camera and Flash Could Help People Measure Blood Oxygen Levels at Home
First, pause and take a deep breath.
These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males — Apparently to Evade Aggression
White-necked jacobin hummingbirds sport a colorful blue-and-white plumage as juveniles.
NYUAD Researchers Discover Expanding and Intensifying Low-Oxygen Zone in the Arabian Gulf
A team of researchers from the Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) studied the evolution of dissolved oxygen in the Arabian Gulf over three decades and discovered a significant decline in oxygen concentrations and the expansion of the seasonal near-bottom hypoxic zone (lower...
Feeling the Heat in the Extremes
In summer 2022, record-breaking heat waves in California and elsewhere have triggered a stream of health alerts and warnings, strained power grids, and left millions of the most vulnerable Americans sweating through uncomfortable and sometimes deadly conditions.