Scientists have proposed the first steps towards a united global plan to save our oceans, for the sake of human health. An interdisciplinary European collaboration…
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Today, Antarctic winds usually blow from the continent out to the sea. Credit: Svein Østerhu The Antarctic ice sheet was even more unstable in the…
Climate “Tipping Points” Need Not Be the End of the World – Disastrous Consequences Could Be Averted
The disastrous consequences of climate “tipping points” could be averted if global warming was reversed quickly enough, new research suggests. Once triggered, tipping points may…
The study examined plankton in freshwater ponds exposed to seven years of experimental warming. Credit: University of Exeter Rising temperatures could reduce the efficiency of…
Camera trap image of a chimpanzee feeding on orange fruit behind someone’s house in Caiquene village. Credit: E Bersacola and Kim Hockings / Cantanhez Chimpanzee…
A dead bat at a wind farm. Credit: Fiona Mathews One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a…
Oxygen levels in the ancient oceans were surprisingly resilient to climate change, new research suggests. Scientists used geological samples to estimate ocean oxygen during a…
A bumblebee on a flower. Credit: Natalie Hempel de Ibarra Big bumblebees take time to learn the locations of the best flowers, new research shows.…
Discovery of 66 New Roman Army Sites Reveals Clues About One of the Empire’s Most Infamous Conflicts
Roman military presence in Castile. Credit: romanarmy.eu The discovery of dozens of new Roman Army sites thanks to remote sensing technology has revealed more about…
A chestnut-crowned babbler. Credit: Niall Stopford Animals can fall into an “ecological trap” by altering their behavior in the “wrong direction” in response to climate…
The team uncovered the historical artwork, which is now being called the “Sistine Chapel of the ancients,” on cliff faces last year in the Chiribiquete…
Fritillaria delavayi in a population with low harvest pressure. Credit: Yang Niu A plant used in traditional Chinese medicine has evolved to become less visible…
New epidemic diseases have an evolutionary advantage if they are of “intermediate” severity, research shows. Scientists tested the theory that pathogens (disease-causing organisms) that inflict…
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits.…
Wildlife conservation researchers identify five types of cat owner. Cat owners fall into five categories in terms of their attitudes to their pets’ roaming and…
Earth’s oceans help to slow global warming by absorbing carbon from our atmosphere – but fully observing this crucial process in the upper ocean and…
Straining a honeycomb metasurface generates an artificial magnetic field for light which can be tuned by embedding the metasurface inside a cavity waveguide. Credit: University…
Ocean Carbon Uptake Widely Underestimated The world’s oceans soak up much more carbon than most scientific models suggest, according to new research. Previous estimates of…
Drought in the Amazon affects larger trees more severely as they are more likely to die from hydraulic failure. Credit: David Bartholomew Small trees that…
These are mountain gorillas. Credit: Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund Mountain gorillas that live in oversized groups may have to limit the number of strong social…