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<!– –> As temperatures rise, some of the organic carbon stored in Arctic permafrost meets an unexpected fate—burial at sea. As many as 2.2 million metric tons of organic carbon per year are swept along by a single river system into Arctic Ocean sediment, according to

<!– –> Turning natural landscapes in the Caribbean into urban areas or farmland may increase the risk of people dying from floods and storms, scientists suggest. In a study published by Scientific Reports last month (8 July), researchers from Anguilla’s health minist

As grasses grew more common in Africa, most major mammal groups tried grazing on them at times during the past 4 million years, but some of the animals went extinct or switched back to browsing on trees and shrubs, according to a study led by the University of Utah. “It’s as if in a c

The team of scientists, led by Monash University, along with colleagues from the British Antarctic Survey, University of Waikato in New Zealand, and Australian National University, looked at how recent investigations have revealed the continent and surrounding ocean is rich in species

<!– –> Africa has half as many lions as 20 years ago – but don’t blame trophy hunting The killing of Zimbabwe’s Cecil the Lion has put a welcome spotlight on the alarming decline of Africa’s lions, write Lochran Traill Norman Owen-Smith. But t

<!– –>   Researchers find new evidence that large eruptions were responsible for cold temperature extremes recorded since early Roman times It is well known that large volcanic eruptions contribute to climate variability. However, quantifying these contributions has

In the virtual worlds of climate modeling, forests and other vegetation are assumed to bounce back quickly from extreme drought. But that assumption is far off the mark, according to a new study of drought impacts at forest sites worldwide. Living trees took an average of two to four

An entire ecosystem is at risk from the effects of climate change on the UK’s blanket bogs, scientists at the University of Leeds have warned.  These wetland habitats provide important feeding and nesting grounds for bird species including the dunlin, red grouse and golden plover. Bla

<!– –> Australia has one of the highest rates of animal species that face extinction, decline or negative impacts from human behavior in the world. However, over the last decade, there have been rare occurrences of animals that are rebounding and thriving. One exampl

Ten thousand years ago, a golden grain got naked, brought people together and grew to become one of the top agricultural commodities on the planet. Now, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have found that just a single letter change in the genetic script of corn’s ancest