Climate Science

Credit: IVPP Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a new species of sandgrouse in six to nine million-year-old rocks in Gansu Province…

Researchers argue more robust research techniques are needed to fully understand immediate Arctic impactCredit: AAS Previous research studies have revealed how rising temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic may impact the rest…

The risk for violent clashes increases after weather extremes such as droughts or floods hit people in vulnerable countries, an international team of scientists finds. Vulnerable countries are characterized by a large population,…

A new study, published in Environmental Health Perspectives, has found that clean cooking with liquified petroleum gas (LPG) could avert 28,000 premature deaths and reduce global temperatures through successful implementation of a new…

Credit: Kern County Fire Department In California, a changing climate has made autumn feel more like summer, with hotter, drier weather that increases the risk of longer, more dangerous wildfire seasons, according to a new…

Credit: Alfred-Wegener-Institut/James McKay Researchers have found evidence of rainforests near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the climate was exceptionally warm at the time. A team from the UK and…

90-million-year-old forest soil provides unexpected evidence for exceptionally warm climate near the South Pole in the CretaceousCredit: © Alfred-Wegener-Institut/Johann Klages An international team of researchers led by…

Researchers have found unexpected fossil traces of a temperate rainforest near the South Pole 90 million years ago, suggesting the continent had an exceptionally warm climate in prehistoric timesCredit: AWI/Bremen Researchers…

Credit: Photo courtesy Luis Bolaños, OSU. CORVALLIS, Ore. - A study that included the first-ever winter sampling of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic revealed cells smaller than what scientists expected, meaning a key weapon…

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Severe flooding throughout the Midwest--which triggered a delayed growing season for crops in the region--led to a reduction of 100 million metric tons of net carbon uptake during June and July of 2019,…

Why ice is melting in the mountains and what may happen as a resultCredit: Levan G. Tielidze et al / Supra-glacial debris cover in 1986, 2000 and 2014, Landsat and SPOT satellite images / The Cryosphere / CC BY 4.0 Global warming has…

Since pre-industrial times, the world's oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report in Current Biology on March 26th that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the population…

A study from the University of Surrey has provided a comprehensive guide on which tree species are best for combatting air pollution that originates from our roads - along with suggestions for how to plant these green barriers to get the…

Technologies for negative greenhouse gas emissions: within the NECOC research project, a test facility for conversion of CO2 from the air into solid carbon is being built at KITCredit: Moritz Leg At Karlsruhe Institute of Technology…

Study adds to evidence showing effectiveness of Montreal ProtocolCredit: NASA Chemicals that deplete Earth's protective ozone layer have also been triggering changes in Southern Hemisphere atmospheric circulation. Now, new research in…

The driest cities experience 'oasis effect' in hottest conditionsCredit: NASA, 2000 DURHAM, N.C. -- Scientists have devised a simple new model that explains how the undesirable effects of urban heat islands vary across seasons. Their…

Credit: NASA Earth Observatory A container ship leaves a trail of white clouds in its wake that can linger in the air for hours. This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that's caused by small…

Air quality and climate change intertwine in unexpected ways; a concrete exampleCredit: Karin Higgins/UC Davis Sometimes, fixing one problem can create another. Concrete production contributes 8 percent of global greenhouse gases, and…

Coal combustion is not only the single most important source of CO2, accounting for more than a third of global emissions, but also a major contributor to detrimental effects on public health and biodiversity. Yet, globally phasing out…

Credit: LIU Hui Given the fundamental biological differences in plants and animals, previous research proposed that plants may have broader environmental tolerances than animals but are more sensitive to climate. However, a recent study…