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AI reveals explosive bursts in bird evolution
Researchers analyzing songbird evolution have discovered that these species evolved through episodic bursts of rapid change punctuated by extended per…
How Europe can make its landscapes more fire-resilient
Europe's approach to wildfire management has backfired. Decades of fire suppression policies have allowed dead vegetation and forest fuel to accumulat…
Climate change may help eliminate malaria from West and Central Africa
Researchers studying malaria transmission patterns across Africa have identified a counterintuitive effect of climate change. Rising temperatures in W…
New report highlights health of the UK's plankton communities
Researchers from the University of Plymouth have produced a comprehensive report documenting how climate change is reshaping plankton communities acro…
Waste CO₂ converts into graphite through a newly observed two-step process
Researchers have discovered a two-step process that converts waste carbon dioxide directly into graphite, potentially addressing a critical supply cha…
Antarctica just experienced minus 119 F, Earth's coldest temperature since 2012 — here's why
Antarctica's Concordia research station recorded a temperature of minus 119 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 88 degrees Celsius) recently, marking Earth's co…
A slowing Atlantic current could unleash stronger California storms
A weakening Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, which includes the Gulf Stream, could fundamentally alter storm patterns across the Northern …
Matcha is under threat from climate change – can genomics save it?
Japan's matcha tea faces an existential threat from rising temperatures, but researchers are turning to genomics to preserve the crop's future. Climat…
Unprecedented ‘fire clouds’ are fanning the flames in France
Wildfires in France are spawning massive thunderstorms that amplify the fires themselves, a dangerous feedback loop driven by extreme heat. These phen…
First Arctic Ocean 2050 expedition on its way to the North Pole
A Norwegian research vessel departed Longyearbyen on July 23 to conduct an unprecedented 50-day Arctic expedition aimed at understanding how the North…
Carbon management revives CCS in Germany as safeguards steadily weaken
Carbon capture and storage is resurging as a climate strategy in Germany, but with significantly weakened safety restrictions. Researchers publishing …
Getting a bit more gas from the North Sea doesn’t matter climate-wise
The UK government's plan to approve new oil and gas extraction projects in the North Sea has triggered backlash from climate advocates, but Michael Le…
Forest productivity, not rapid warming, shapes Northern Eurasia's carbon sink
A new study reveals that forest productivity, rather than warming temperatures, drives carbon absorption across Northern Eurasia's vast boreal and tem…
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