Preliminary Census Documents Antarctica’s Chinstrap Penguins in Sharp Decline
Climate change is the likeliest culprit, researchers say
Climate Change Has Driven Serious Declines in World’s Bumblebees
The number of habitats in North America that bumblebees occupy has fallen by almost 50 percent
English Sparkling Wines Challenge the Supremacy of Champagne, France—Thanks to Climate Change
As average temperatures rise and extreme weather events become more common, vintners are forced to adapt year to year
High Temperatures Might Be Water Bears’ Achilles Heel
Tardigrades are known for their resilience, but a new study shows they can’t bear hours in the heat
Ancient Bat Guano Reveals Thousands of Years of Human Impact on the Environment
Like sediment cores, ice samples and tree rings, bat excrement can be used to study the climate of the past
The Top Ten Scientific Discoveries of the Decade
Breakthroughs include measuring the true nature of the universe, finding new species of human ancestors, and unlocking new ways to fight disease
Eighteen Things We’ve Learned About the Oceans in the Last Decade
In the past 10 years, the world’s oceans have faced new challenges, revealed new wonders, and provided a roadmap for future conservation
The World’s Oceans Are Being Starved of Oxygen
An alarming report found that there are 700 marine sites impacted by low oxygen levels—up from 45 in the 1960s
See Four Spanish Masterpieces Updated to Reflect the Consequences of Climate Change
Timed to coincide with the ongoing U.N. Climate Change Conference, the campaign is a digital effort to warn the world
Seals With High-Tech Hats Are Collecting Climate Data in the Antarctic
Scientists hooked the animals up with sensors that monitor how heat moves through deep ocean currents
Climate Change May Be Causing Birds to Shrink—and Their Wings to Grow
The phenomenon was ‘shockingly’ consistent across a variety of bird species, according to the authors of a new study
Mercury-Laden Fog May Be Poisoning California’s Mountain Lions
A new study has found that pumas in the Santa Cruz Mountains display higher mercury levels than big cats in inland regions
From Ancient Seeds to Scraps of Clothing, Rats’ Nests Are Full of Treasures
Material gathered and preserved in a pack rat’s midden helps researchers open new windows on the past
Australia Is Battling ‘Catastrophic’ Bushfires
‘I’ve been in this industry for 40 years and I have not seen a scenario like this before,’ one fire official said
Massive Citizen Science Effort Seeks to Survey the Entire Great Barrier Reef
Only about 1,000 of 3,000 individual reefs have been documented, but the Great Reef Census hopes to fill in the gaps
Plaque Memorializes First Icelandic Glacier Lost to Climate Change
In 2014, the Okjökull was declared dead after dwindling from over 5 square miles to a mound of “dead ice”
Heat Waves Could Kill Thousands of People in U.S. Cities if Climate Goals Aren’t Met
A new study calculates that as temperatures increase, up to 5,800 people will die in New York and 2,400 in L.A. during the hottest years
Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in Human History
Last Friday, carbon concentrations at Hawaii’s Mauna Loa Observatory topped 415 ppm
How Do You Educate Climate Change Skeptics? Empower Their Kids to Teach Them
A new study shows that educating children may be the best way to reach parents who don’t seem to care about climate change
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