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Published Study offers most detailed glimpse yet of planet's last 11,000 summers and winters - Study Offers Most Detailed Glimpse Yet of Planet's Last 11,000 Summers and Winters


An international team of collaborators have revealed the most detailed look yet at the planet's rece...
Published Mangroves: Environmental guardians of our coastline - Mangroves: Environmental Guardians of Our Coastline


They are the salt-tolerant shrubs that thrive in the toughest of conditions, but according to new Un...
Published Geologically vibrant continents produce higher biodiversity - Geologically Vibrant Continents: A Key Factor in Higher Biodiversity


Using a new mechanistic model of evolution on Earth, researchers can now better explain why the rain...
Published Humans bite back by deactivating mosquito sperm - Humans Bite Back by Deactivating Mosquito Sperm


New research makes it likely that proteins responsible for activating mosquito sperm can be shut dow...
Published Tracking nitrogen pollution - Tracking Nitrogen Pollution: A Comprehensive Guide


Tropical coastal ecosystems are among the most biodiverse areas on Earth. And they're also on the fr ...
Published Climate change threatens hydropower energy security in the Amazon basin - Climate Change Threatens Hydropower Energy Security in the Amazon Basin


Hydropower is the dominant source of energy in the Amazon region, the world's largest river basin an...
Published Most of world's salt marshes likely to be underwater by 2100, study concludes - Most of World's Salt Marshes Likely to be Underwater by 2100, Study Concludes


Salt marshes are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an outsized...
Published Climate change tipping points: back to the drawing board - Climate Change Tipping Points: Back to the Drawing Board


We regularly hear warnings that climate change may lead to 'tipping points': irreversible situations...
Published Warming oceans are changing Australian reef fish populations - Warming Oceans are Changing Australian Reef Fish Populations


Shallow reefs and the creatures that inhabit them are changing due to rising ocean temperatures, but...
Published Climate models unreliable in predicting wave damage to coral reefs - Climate Models Unreliable in Predicting Wave Damage to Coral Reefs


A new study finds that climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tro...
Published One is bad enough: climate change raises the threat of back-to-back hurricanes - One is bad enough: Climate change raises the threat of back-to-back hurricanes


Driven by a combination of rising sea levels and climate change, destructive hurricanes and tropical ...
Published Mitigating climate change through restoration of coastal ecosystems - Mitigating Climate Change through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems



Researchers are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanentl...
Published Climate 'spiral' threatens land carbon stores - Climate 'Spiral' Threatens Land Carbon Stores


The world's forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to increasingly 'unstable' conditi...
Published El Niño increases seedling mortality even in drought-tolerant forests - El Niño Increases Seedling Mortality Even in Drought-Tolerant Forests



Scientists conducted a 7-year study on seedling recruitment and mortality in a national park in Chia...
Published Climate change could trigger the Congo peatlands to release billions of tons of carbon - Climate Change Could Trigger the Congo Peatlands to Release Billions of Tons of Carbon


New research reveals that the world's largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of c ...
Published Clues about the Northeast's past and future climate from plant fossils - Clues about the Northeast's Past and Future Climate from Plant Fossils


A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of...
Published Fossil find in California shakes up the natural history of cycad plants - Fossil Find in California Shakes Up the Natural History of Cycad Plants



According to researchers, a new analysis of an 80-million-year-old permineralized pollen cone found...
Published Phone-based measurements provide fast, accurate information about the health of forests - Phone-based measurements provide fast, accurate information about the health of forests


Researchers have developed an algorithm that uses computer vision techniques to accurately measure t...
Published Companies' zero-deforestation commitments have potential to halve cattle-driven deforestation in Brazilian Amazon - Companies' Zero-Deforestation Commitments Can Halve Cattle-Driven Deforestation in Brazilian Amazon



Study shows better adoption and implementation of company supply chain policies for Brazilian beef a...
Published Mountain forests are being lost at an accelerating rate, putting biodiversity at risk - Mountain Forests: A Vanishing Habitat for Biodiversity


More than 85% of the world's bird, mammal, and amphibian species live in mountains, particularly in...