Human-driven climate change made wildfires in parts of South America and Southern California many times larger and more destructive, according to an annual assessment by international experts.
Researchers Tackle Growing Threat of ‘Forever Chemicals’
A new project led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology will transform our understanding of a group of manufactured chemicals that can last hundreds of years in the environment, posing long-term risks to ecosystems and potentially human health.
Plastic Pollution Could Linger at Ocean Surfaces for Over a Century, New Research Finds
Published today in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, the study is the third and final paper in a trilogy that explores the long-term fate of microplastic in the ocean.
The Honey Bee Secret to Staying Clean and Healthy
Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods.
Scientists Identify Potential Climate Solutions in “Grassy Trees”
Bamboo, palm, and banana trees look and act like trees, but are actually closer to grasses in how they grow because—unlike trees—their stems do not grow wider over time.
Tiny Ocean Organisms Missing From Climate Models May Hold the Key to Earth’s Carbon Future
Calcifying plankton quietly regulate the Earth’s thermostat by capturing and cycling carbon.
North Atlantic Dolphins Are Dying Younger, New Study Shows
Common dolphins are among the ocean’s most abundant mammals, but they are living shorter lives in the North Atlantic, according to a new study published Oct. 10 in Conservation Letters.
Gaia Discovers Our Galaxy’s Great Wave
Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre.
Photosynthesis Without the Burn
Marine algae use a unique pigment, siphonein, to shield photosynthesis from excess light.
ACUASI Adds New Drones for Cargo Trials
Two large-payload unmanned aircraft have joined the fleet of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ drone industry development program.