It is increasingly clear that the prolonged drought conditions, record-breaking heat, sustained wildfires, and frequent, more extreme storms experienced in recent years are a direct… Read More »Global warming begets more warming, new paleoclimate study finds
From an observatory high above Chile’s Atacama Desert, astronomers have taken a new look at the oldest light in the universe. Their observations, plus a… Read More »Astronomers agree: Universe is nearly 14 billion years old
Artificial night-time lighting has a diverse range of effects across the natural world and should be limited where possible, researchers say. A team led by… Read More »Artificial night lighting has widespread impacts on nature
Marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles react very sensitively to the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) – but the effects are far more complex than… Read More »The uncertain future of the oceans
A pioneering technique which captures precisely how mountains bend to the will of raindrops has helped to solve a long-standing scientific enigma. The dramatic effect… Read More »Ground-breaking discovery finally proves rain really can move mountains
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have demonstrated a method for controlling the phase separation of an emerging class of proteins to create artificial membrane-less organelles… Read More »Artificial organelles created to control cellular behavior
Ancient sediment found in a central Texas cave appears to solve the mystery of why the Earth cooled suddenly about 13,000 years ago, according to… Read More »Cooling of Earth caused by eruptions, not meteors
Exposure to wildfire smoke affects the body’s respiratory and cardiovascular systems almost immediately, according to new research from the University of British Columbia’s School of… Read More »Wildfire smoke has immediate harmful health effects
Look up at the sky on a clear, starry night. What you see is part of the evolution of the universe. You could never see all of the universe. No… Read More »Evolution of the Universe – How it began
Forest conservation areas in oil palm plantations play a vital role in storing carbon and boosting rainforest biodiversity, a new study on palm oil agriculture… Read More »Oil palm plantations crucial for conservation in protected forests
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