New research has found that during times of rapid climate warming at the end of the last ice age, sediment cores from the North Pacific…
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A 30-kilometer-wide wildfire front detected in the Siberian Arctic at a latitude of 69.31°N on August 6, 2020. Sentinel-2 Infrared color image. Credit: Adrià Descals…
A recent study that analyzed over 32 million cardiovascular deaths over the course of four decades has found a correlation between extreme temperatures and an…
A temperature map of the Pacific Ocean for December 1993 showing a cold (blue) tongue of surface water stretching westward along the equator from the…
Lightning is a natural phenomenon that occurs during thunderstorms when the discharge of electricity in the atmosphere causes a bright flash of light. It is…
A double rainbow. According to new research, chances to see rainbows will rise in northern latitudes while falling in many tropical regions. According to a…
The study indicates that no place is well adapted to the current climate, Dartmouth research concludes that measures to protect individuals on hot days are…
Research shows climate change will negatively impact mountain landscapes and human activity – including increasing risks such as avalanches, river floods, landslides, debris flows, and…
The VLT’s Laser Guide Star: A laser beam launched from VLT’s 8.2-meter Yepun telescope crosses the majestic southern sky and creates an artificial star at…
Blue lakes currently account for less than a third of the world’s lakes. As global temperatures increase, blue lakes in North America and Europe are…
Examples of impacted insects: emperor dragonfly, Quino Checkerspot butterfly, yellow-banded bumblebee and hyperparasitoid Gelis agilis (from upper left to lower right). Credit: Tim Bekaert, Andrew…
A lanternfish in the family Myctophidae, mesopelagic fishes that undergo daily vertical migrations. Credit: Steven Haddock/Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute The deep sea holds more…
More than 14,000 scientists from 158 countries have signed the original report. 16 of the 35 planetary vital indicators used by the researchers to measure…
Model of the river system. Credit: Dow et al. 2022 An unexpected river under the Antarctic ice sheet affects the flow and melting of ice,…
The fungus Histoplasma, which causes lung infections, was concentrated in the Midwest in the 1950s and 60s (top map), but now causes significant disease throughout…
Left and right figures show warming in Europe of the summer half-year during the latest four decades, subdivided for clear-sky and all.sky conditions, respectively. Credit:…
This study is the culmination of 20 years of research by Brad Seibel on vertical migrators that has included scores of dives like this one.…
An increasingly warm and ice-free Arctic Ocean has, in recent decades, led to more moisture in higher latitudes. This moisture is transported south by cyclonic…
Elevated levels of CO2 make it difficult for plants to obtain the minerals necessary to grow and provide nutritious food. Elevated CO2 levels cause mineral…
Bideford is a historic port town on the estuary of the River Torridge in north Devon, south-west England. Credit: Shadrick et al. Rocky coastlines could…