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Published Western Cascades landscapes in Oregon historically burned more often than previously thought



Forests on the west slope of Oregon's Cascade Range experienced fire much more often between 1500 an ...
Published Wildfires in wet African forests have doubled in recent decades



Climate change and human activities like deforestation are causing more fires in central and west Af ...
Published What's driving re-burns across California and the West? - What's Driving Re-burns Across California and the West?


Seasonal temperature, moisture loss from plants and wind speed are what primarily drive fires that s...
Published Climate whiplash increased wildfires on California's west coast about 8,000 years ago - Climate Whiplash Increased Wildfires on California's West Coast About 8,000 Years Ago


Researchers have been studying the effects of the sudden decrease in global temperatures that occurr...
Published Unprecedented number of warm-water species moved northward during marine heatwave - Unprecedented Number of Warm-Water Species Moved Northward During Marine Heatwave


A new study documents an unprecedented number of southern marine species moving northward into Calif...
Published Warmer West Coast ocean conditions linked to increased risk of toxic shellfish - Warmer West Coast Ocean Conditions Linked to Increased Risk of Toxic Shellfish


Hazardous levels of domoic acid, a natural toxin that accumulates in shellfish, have been linked to...
Published Air pollution from wildfires, rising heat affected 68% of US West in one day - Air Pollution from Wildfires and Rising Heat Affects 68% of US West in One Day


Large wildfires and severe heat events are happening more often at the same time, worsening air poll...
Published 'Hindcasting' helps identify causes of induced earthquakes in Delaware Basin, West Texas - Hindcasting Helps Identify Causes of Induced Earthquakes in Delaware Basin, West Texas


Using a method that works backward from a set of observed earthquakes to test seismic models that fi...
Published Is there a common link between the physical and social worlds? Two brothers think so



A Rutgers biophysical chemist and his brother, a political scientist on the West Coast, have joined ...
Published Ancient 'chewing gum' reveals stone age diet



What did people eat on the west coast of Scandinavia 10,000 years ago? A new study of the DNA in a c ...
Published Antarctic glacier retreating rapidly



Scientists are warning that apparently stable glaciers in the Antarctic can 'switch very rapidly' an...
Published Could artificially dimming the sun prevent ice melt?



With methods of so-called geoengineering, the climate could theoretically be artificially influenced...
Published Cold War spy satellite imagery reveals Ancient Roman forts



A new study analyzing declassified Cold War satellite imagery reveals 396 previously undocumented Ro...
Published Ancient Australian air-breathing fish from 380 million years ago



The rivers of Australia, which once flowed across its now dry interior, used to host a range of biza...
Published Shipboard cannon found off the Swedish coast may be the oldest in Europe



Maritime archaeologists have studied what might be Europe's oldest shipboard cannon. The cannon was...
Published U.S. drought-monitoring system outpaced by climate changes



A new study reports that the U.S. Drought Monitor's weekly maps of nationwide drought conditions --...
Published Mystery behind huge opening in Antarctic sea ice solved



Researchers have discovered the missing piece of the puzzle behind a rare opening in the sea ice aro...
Published St Helena's 'liberated' Africans came from West Central Africa between northern Angola and Gabon



Between 1840 and 1867, thousands of enslaved Africans who had been 'liberated' from slave ships inte...
Published New study reveals devastating power and colossal extent of a giant underwater avalanche off the Moroccan coast



New research has revealed how an underwater avalanche grew more than 100 times in size causing a mas...
Published Smallest arm bone in human fossil record sheds light on the dawn of Homo floresiensis



A new study reports the discovery of extremely rare early human fossils from the Indonesian island o...