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Research projects warming of 2.6 to 3.1 degrees Celsius by 2100 which would result in thousands of heat-related deaths each year.

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06-17-2019

Global warming could cause deadly heat waves that could kill thousands

Global temperatures are on track to rise 3 degrees above pre-industrial levels unless immediate action...

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Dr. John Spicer collecting intertidal amphipods from South Cove (Rothera Research Station, British Antarctic Survey) looking west to Ryder Bay on the Western Antarctic Peninsula. (Credit: Simon Morley)

06-16-2019

As warming oceans lose oxygen, large species are at risk

South American monkeys, lemurs, and apes currently face an “elevated risk of extinction” due to climate change-induced increasing temperatures.

06-15-2019

South American monkeys face extinction risk due to climate change

According to a new study, squid will not only survive during climate change-caused ocean acidification, but they could even flourish within their changing habitat.

06-15-2019

Why squid may actually flourish amidst a changing climate

The glowing waters around the East China Sea are known as blue tears and are caused by blooms of plankton that are spreading farther and wider than in previous years.

06-15-2019

Beautiful yet toxic: ‘Blue tears’ blooms in China’s seas are growing

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Warming waters in the western tropical Pacific Ocean have the potential to disrupt the stability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet.

06-14-2019

The climate of West Antarctica is greatly influenced by the tropical Pacific

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A disturbing new report has revealed that you could be unknowingly eating 5 grams of plastic each week, which is the equivalent of a credit card.

06-14-2019 Lifestyle

You could be accidentally eating enough plastic each week to make a credit card

A disturbing new report has revealed that you could be...

Our sun has flares all the time, but a superflare has a resulting energy blast of radiation that would disrupt electronics across the planet were it to hit the Earth.

06-13-2019 Science

Is a destructive solar superflare less than a century away?

In the process of searching for planets orbiting around distant...

Researchers are unraveling the mystery of how small amounts of organic carbon get stored in rock and sediments instead of decomposing.

06-13-2019 Environment

How is some organic carbon spared from decomposition and stored underground?

Researchers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Harvard...

New research has found that during embryo development, some animal species detect the presence of atmospheric oxygen, which causes the removal of interdigital webbing.

06-13-2019 Animals

Atmospheric oxygen leads to the development of fingers over webbed digits

The presence of webbed fingers on an animal typically indicate...

Scientists at the University of Exeter are reporting that migratory hoverflies are critical for pollination and controlling crop pests as many other insects decline.

06-13-2019 Animals

Migrating hoverflies play an important role as other pollinators vanish

Scientists at the University of Exeter are reporting that migratory...

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06-16-2019 Environment

As warming oceans lose oxygen, large species are at risk

Warming oceans are dangerous for marine species, and not just...

One way to help city developers proactively plan for projected population growth is to map current human settlements and show how peak populated areas will change over time.

06-15-2019 Lifestyle

New global map provides bird’s-eye view of human settlements

The world’s population of 7.5 billion people is expected to...

Mining the Moon for important resources may soon be a reality, as NASA has invested in several promising new projects involving lunar exploration.

06-14-2019 Science

New NASA projects could allow for mining the Moon and asteroids for resources

Mining the Moon for important resources may soon be a...

Buildings, roads, and parking structures could soon be constructed using concrete that’s made of discarded glass.

06-14-2019 Science

Discarded glass can now be turned into concrete

Buildings, roads, and parking structures could soon be constructed using...

A new report estimates that in the next 20 years, only 40 percent of the world’s meat supply will come from animals.

06-14-2019 Lifestyle

Veggie burgers and lab cultures: Most meat will soon need to be artificial

If food demand is to keep up with population growth...

Researchers from the University of California, Riverside found that the habitable zone of a solar system may be narrower than previously realized.

06-14-2019 Science

There may be far fewer planets that could support life than previously thought

The number of planets that could conceivably support life are...

A new report has revealed that the surface of Jupiter's moon Europa contains visible amounts of sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt.

06-14-2019 Science

Jupiter’s moon Europa has salty oceans

A new report from the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)...

Researchers created mutant plants to get a better understanding of plant cells, including how they coordinate growth and development.

06-14-2019 Plants

Scientists identify two genes involved in the growth and greening of plants

Researchers at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) created mutant...

Animals top stories

A new study is strongly emphasizing the fact that commodity export is limited for countries that are home to the world's primates.

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06-17-2019

Growing global demand for commodities is pushing primates toward extinction

A new study is strongly emphasizing the fact that commodity export is limited for countries...

06-15-2019 Animals

South American monkeys face extinction risk due to climate change

A new study from the University of Sterling has found...

06-15-2019 Animals

Why squid may actually flourish amidst a changing climate

According to a new study from the ARC Centre of...

Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered that pterodactyls were able to fly from the time they were born.

06-14-2019 Animals

Pterodactyls were the only vertebrates who could fly from birth

Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered that pterodactyls...

Experts at the UK's Chester Zoo have essentially saved the greater Bermuda land snail from extinction.

06-14-2019 Animals

Bermudan snail species has been brought back from the brink of extinction

Experts at the UK's Chester Zoo have essentially saved the...

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Growing global demand for commodities is pushing primates toward extinction

A new study is strongly emphasizing the fact that commodity export is limited for countries that are home to the world's primates. These limitations are relative to the extreme environmental …