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5x More Rangers Needed To Manage Protected Areas Worldwide By 2030

A first study of its kind outlines an urgent need for larger numbers and better-supported protected area staff to ensure the health of life on Earth.

Scientists Dig into Sediments for Clues on Carbon Storage

From San Diego to the Galapagos Islands and beyond, Scripps Oceanography researchers are revealing the mysteries of carbon sequestration in aquatic ecosystems

Study of Ocean Currents Reveals Intensification of Tropical Cyclones Around the World

Researchers use Scripps-developed ocean drifter data to spot 30-year trend

A New Chapter In The History Of Evolution

Two-million-year-old DNA has been identified for the first time opening a new chapter in the history of evolution.

Parasites Associated with Eating Fish Showing Up in Southern California Fishing Locales

Snail that hosts potentially dangerous flatworms found to be widespread

Is It Safe? Why Some Animals Fear Using Wildlife Crossings

UCLA-led research on deer and elk could point the way toward crossing structures that are more effective for all species

Beating The Heat In L.A.: County’s ‘Informal’ Cooling Centers Are Used More Than Official Ones

When temperatures reach or exceed 95 degrees, the centers that see the greatest increase in visits are those located near public transit stops.

National Heat Vulnerability Index Reveals Neighborhoods at High Vulnerability to Heat

As the Earth’s climate warms, abnormal heat waves remain an increasingly dire health hazard.

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Separation Of Fiji And Vanuatu Tied To Samoan Seamounts

New analyses of volcanic rock samples collected in the 1980s link the geologic histories of these South Pacific islands to explain their current locations and character

New Study Models The Transmission Of Foreshock Waves Towards Earth

As the supersonic solar wind surges towards Earth, its interaction with our planet's magnetic field creates a shock to deflect its flow, and a foreshock filled with electromagnetic waves. How these waves can propagate to the other side of the shock has long remained a mystery.

Study Uncovers Widespread And Ongoing Clearcutting Of Swedish Old Forests

Almost one fourth of Sweden’s last unprotected old-growth forest was logged between 2003 and 2019. At this rate, all of these ecologically unique and valuable forests will be lost in about 50 years. These findings add to the growing body of evidence for widespread cryptic forest degradation across the global north.

Magma Floods Erupt From Deeper Sources Than Earlier Believed

An international group of geologists has demonstrated with computer simulation that huge magma eruptions can initiate deeper below the Earth’s surface than previously believed. Such flood basalt eruptions have caused many global climate changes and great mass extinction events in the past.

Post-Lockdown Auto Emissions Can’t Hide In The Grass

Sidewalk grasses demonstrate uneven rebound in air pollution

Report Outlines Plans For Major Research Effort On Subduction Zone Geologic Hazards

An ambitious interdisciplinary initiative aims to advance understanding of the processes that trigger earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, and volcanic eruptions where tectonic plates converge

Strongest Arctic Cyclone On Record Led To Surprising Loss Of Sea Ice

A warming climate is causing a decline in sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, where loss of sea ice has important ecological, economic and climate impacts

Study Uncovers Widespread And Ongoing Clearcutting Of Swedish Old Forests

Almost one fourth of Sweden’s last unprotected old-growth forest was logged between 2003 and 2019.

Earth’s Orbit Is More Important In Driving Tropical Pacific Climate Than Previously Thought

For years, the prevailing belief among climate scientists was that Earth’s tilt was the primary factor in determining seasonal climate in the tropical Pacific.

Can Shifting Social Norms Help Mitigate Climate Change?

Climate change is the result of many human activities, from carbon emissions to deforestation, and it will take multiple and varied interventions to mitigate it, including legislation, regulation, and market-based solutions implemented at local, national, and global levels.

Magma Floods Erupt from Deeper Sources Than Earlier Believed

An international group of geologists has demonstrated with computer simulation that huge magma eruptions can initiate deeper below the Earth’s surface than previously believed.

Global Analysis Shows Where Fishing Vessels Turn Off Their Identification Devices

A new dataset of intentional disabling of Automatic Identification System devices by fishing vessels provides insights into illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing activity