A simple method to break down plastic using air moisture
Plastic recycling gets a breath of fresh air.
Global sea level rise accelerates in 2024
Last year’s increase was due to an unusual amount of ocean warming
Climate change threatens rare Whitefin Swellshark with habitat loss
Critical action is needed to save endangered shark habitats
World’s critical food crops in danger due to rising temperatures
A more precise picture of exactly where and how warming will affect our ability to grow food.
The next ice age might start in about 10,000 years
Scientists match Earth’s ice age cycles with orbital shifts.
Eavesdropping on whale songs reveals ecosystem changes
Variation in detected whale songs is linked with shifting food sources.
A Breathless future: Supercomputer predicts when Earth will lose oxygen
Extreme heat likely to wipe out humans and mammals in the distant future.
Tiny ice quakes take place in one of Greenland’s mightiest ice streams
Ice streams move due to tiny ice quakes.
Animal poop helps ecosystems adapt to climate change, study
The activity of this animal could accelerate the time plants.
The world’s living collections have collectively reached peak capacity
Safeguarding the world’s most threatened plants from extinction.
Understanding the anti-climate movement: A new study
Counter-climate groups form in response to stricter environmental policies and institutions.
Cleaning contaminated soil using proteins
In 2020, Lausanne's soil was contaminated with dioxins from manufacturing processes. Cleaning is expensive and time-consuming, leaving officials unsure whether to proceed. EPFL scientists are...
Meltwater remained visible atop Antarctica’s Amery ice shelf
Spanning from the Antarctic Peninsula in the west to the Amery Ice Shelf in the east.
Living organisms influence the distribution of Arsenic than previously thought
Interpreting traces of arsenic in rain.
Some bacteria evolve like clockwork with the seasons
The longest natural metagenome time series ever collected, with microbes, reveals a startling evolutionary pattern on repeat.
International agricultural trade has caused 90 percent biodiversity loss
Biodiversity loss due to agricultural trade three times higher than previously thought.
Air pollution from AI costs $20 billion and 1,300 deaths a year
UC Riverside and Caltech study reveals AI’s toxic air pollution footprint and toll on people’s health.
Cleaner water may pose risk to some Lake Erie fish species
Unforeseen water quality–fisheries tradeoffs are reduced to improve water quality.
Scientists urge to resist reliance on “bathtub modeling” of flood risk
Researchers recommend analysis of complex factors.
Neem seed extract ensures crop survival from pests
Researchers are developing a non-toxic pesticide for more sustainable agricultural practices.
Can mealworms be the solution to our microplastic problem?
Mealworms are Nature’s scavengers and decomposers.
Warming temperatures impact the immune performance of wild monkeys
Young individuals' immune systems may be particularly affected by temperature.
Traffic noise raises stress and anxiety levels
Nature soundscapes lower stress and anxiety, while road traffic noise raises them.
As the Arctic warms, dust from snow- and ice-free areas increases
Researchers show complex relationship between Arctic warming and Arctic dust.
New model can be used to better understand coexistence in nature
Understanding the coexistence in nature.
New treatment can help corals survive a disease outbreak
A study conducted by researchers at Qatar University has developed a mixture of chlorine and cocoa butter that acts as an antiseptic to kill...
Researchers found evidence of living microbes in the driest environment
In a new study, researchers conducted DNA-based analyses to confirm the high abundance of bacterial life in the Atacama Desert, one of the most...