» As the world churns: How bioturbation has shaped ocean floors over 540 million years
11/08/25 20:06 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
The murky world at the bottom of the oceans is now a little clearer, thanks to a new study that tracks the evolution of marine sediment layers across hundreds of millions of years.

» Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor
11/08/25 19:29 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
It's summer, and it's been hot, even in northern cities such as Boston. But not everyone is hit with the heat in the same way, even within the same neighborhood.

» New global ruling says sovereign states are legally responsible for tackling climate change
11/08/25 19:29 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Sovereign states are not only responsible for tackling fossil fuel damage, they have to make redress, according to a recent ground-breaking ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). The ruling makes clear that the court believe...

» Global biodiversity framework advances protection of marine biodiversity, study shows
11/08/25 19:29 from Ecology News - Biology News
In 2022, numerous countries signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) with the goal of halting and reversing biodiversity loss. Among other things, the framework sets out various targets to be implemented by the sig...

» Unpacking chaos to protect coffee: Study untangles the ecological dynamics of ants in Puerto Rico
11/08/25 19:00 from Ecology News - Biology News
To help manage agricultural practices with fewer or no pesticides, University of Michigan researchers say they need to understand how ecological systems work on agricultural lands.

» Child dies in Italy as European heatwave sets records and sparks wildfires
11/08/25 18:44 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
A young boy died of heatstroke in Italy while wildfires threatened a UNESCO site in Spain and French cities saw record temperatures, as a heatwave baked Europe on Monday.

» What really fueled the Manitoba Wildfires in 2025? New study breaks it down
11/08/25 18:13 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
A recent study is shedding light on the factors that contributed to the significant wildfires in Manitoba in May 2025. The research explores how unusual weather patterns and stressed vegetation combined to create an ideal environment for...

» Atlantic bluefin tuna diets are shifting in a changing Gulf of Maine
11/08/25 18:12 from Ecology News - Biology News
Maine's coastal communities have been hooked on the Atlantic bluefin tuna since at least the late 1880s—first as bycatch, until the 1930s when the fish became a prized target in fishing tournaments. Through the subsequent decades, bluefi...

» More types of PFAS 'forever chemicals' in Sydney tap water than previously thought
11/08/25 18:10 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Researchers from UNSW Sydney have identified 21 new PFAS chemicals in Sydney's tap water, bringing the known total to 31 types.

» Moose have lived in Colorado for centuries: Unpacking evidence from history, archaeology and oral traditions
11/08/25 18:07 from Ecology News - Biology News
Moose are on the loose in the southern Rockies.

» How hot is your home? Nigerian study explores comfort levels in buildings
11/08/25 18:06 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Global standards for heating comfort are largely based on cooler, northern hemisphere climates. How relevant are these benchmarks in low-cost housing in warmer African regions?

» How organic matter traps water in soil—even in the driest conditions
11/08/25 16:35 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
From lifelong farmers to backyard gardeners, most plant-lovers know that adding organic matter to a field, vegetable plot or flowerpot increases the soil's moisture. Now, for the first time, Northwestern University scientists have uncove...

» 56 million years ago, Earth underwent rapid global warming—here's what it did to pollinators
11/08/25 16:20 from Ecology News - Biology News
Pollinators play a vital role in fertilizing flowers, which grow into seeds and fruits and underpin our agriculture. But climate change can cause a mismatch between plants and their pollinators, affecting where they live and what time of...

» AI and citizen science combine to help save sharks
11/08/25 16:20 from Ecology News - Biology News
One-third of shark species are at risk of extinction, yet scientists still lack basic data on their habitats, populations, and trends. To solve this, researchers at Virginia Tech, Stanford University, and others are building the world's ...

» Coral reefs' fate tied to ocean forces hidden below the surface, say scientists
11/08/25 16:19 from Ecology News - Biology News
A new scientific paper reveals that many predictions about the future of coral reefs under climate change may be missing a crucial piece of the puzzle.

» Tropical bird populations have fallen by a third since 1980, compared to a world without climate change
11/08/25 16:13 from Ecology News - Biology News
Bird populations in the tropics have dropped by roughly a third (25–38%) since 1980 due to intensifying heat extremes, compared to a world without climate change, with some species having declined in abundance by over 50%, according to a...

» Tracking a new forest pathogen killing beech trees
11/08/25 16:02 from Ecology News - Biology News
Near the bottom of a shady hillside in Jericho, a lone beech tree stretches high into the canopy, a relic of a bygone forest. Through luck or (hopefully) genetics, this mighty tree has avoided contracting beech bark disease—a fatal funga...

» Ocean anomalies traveling north crucial for the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation
11/08/25 15:39 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Anomalies in temperature and salinity that originate in the midlatitude North Atlantic can affect the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) in the Nordic Seas up to a decade later. A new study published in Communications Ear...

» Lakes may be carbon sinks, not sources, thanks to overlooked shorelines
11/08/25 15:29 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Lakes have long been viewed as sources of carbon dioxide emissions, but new research suggests they may actually act as carbon sinks. A study led by Uppsala University reveals that lake shorelines store more carbon than previously believe...

» Q&A: Why these hairy caterpillars swarm every decade—then vanish without a trace
11/08/25 15:00 from Ecology News - Biology News
Western tent caterpillars might not be on your mind every year, but during their peak outbreaks, they're impossible to ignore—hairy larvae wriggling across roads and swarms of caterpillars climbing houses to form yellow silken cocoons.

» Ozone causes substantial reductions in the carbon sequestration of managed European forests
11/08/25 14:42 from NERC Open Research Archive: No conditions. Results ordered -Date made live.
Karlsson, Per Erik; Büker, Patrick; Bland, Sam; Simpson, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9538-3208 ; Sharps, Katrina ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3265-1505 ; Hayes, Felicity ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1037-5725 ; E...

» Triple whammy: How 3 types of drought crippled southern Australia this year
11/08/25 14:35 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Soaking mid-winter rains have brought some relief to drought-stricken farms and rural towns across southern Australia, but the crisis is not over yet.

» Study outlines new blueprint to help tackle the biodiversity impacts of farming
11/08/25 14:35 from Ecology News - Biology News
A study led by researchers at the University of Oxford, working closely with colleagues from Duurzame Zuivelketen (DZK), among others, has developed a framework to help agricultural sectors better contribute to global biodiversity target...

» Expert explains rare earth elements—and why the Department of Defense is investing in them
11/08/25 14:29 from Earth News - Earth Science News, Earth Science, Climate Change
Rare earth elements thread invisibly through daily life, quietly powering everything from laptops to smartphones to cars. "They're essential ingredients for our modern lives," said Virginia Tech mining expert Aaron Noble.