Protected areas can boost biodiversity without hurting local economies
A new study outlines what is needed for conservation to benefit both nature and people.
Predicting future climate with help from ice age data
Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2.
Larger wildfires create favorable conditions for more fire to spread
Smoke traps sunlight and makes days warmer and drier.
Sharks functional diversity decreased over 66 million years
Evolution of shark functional diversity.
Geologic record reveals how the oceans were oxygenated
Emerging data suggest that the initial rise of O2 in Earth's atmosphere was dynamic.
Human impact on conservation discussions
Need for improved conservation models including human impact.
Study finds climate change will make air pollution worse
Climate change is likely to worsen upward ozone spikes at ground level by 2050.
A common ocean algae helps cool the Earth’s climate
New research has discovered that an unexpected ocean algae helps cool the Earth.
Researchers find Earth and space share the same turbulence
Air turbulence in the Earth’s thermosphere is governed by the same principles as those in the troposphere.