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Biodiversity Risks to Persist Well Beyond Future Global Temperature Peak

Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change

Harder Winters, Stronger Storms

New data reveals climate change might be more rapid than predicted

New Study: 2021 Heat Wave Created ‘Perfect Storm’ for Shellfish Die-Off

It’s hard to forget the excruciating heat that blanketed the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021.

Newly Documented Population of Polar Bears in Southeast Greenland Sheds Light on the Species’ Future in a Warming Arctic

Scientists have documented a previously unknown subpopulation of polar bears living in Southeast Greenland.

Is There Snow in That Tree? Citizen Science Helps Unpack Snow’s Effect on Summer Water Supplies

The snow that falls in the mountains is good for more than just skiing, snowshoeing and breathtaking vistas.

Study Shows Mangrove and Reef Restoration Yield Positive Returns on Investment for Flood Protection

A robust analysis demonstrates that nature-based solutions to reduce the damage caused by coastal flooding are cost-effective

Simulations Reveal Hydrodynamics of Planetary Engulfment by Expanding Star

When our sun exhausts the hydrogen fuel in its core some 5 billion years from now, it will expand to become a red giant, engulfing the inner planets.

Low-Cost Gel Film Can Pluck Drinking Water From Desert Air

More than a third of the world’s population lives in drylands, areas that experience significant water shortages.

New Study Maps Financial Ownership of More Than $1 Trillion of the Fossil Fuel Industry’s Projected ‘Stranded Asset’ Losses Due to Low-Carbon Transition

Driven by technological, societal and political change, renewable energy technologies are progressively replacing fossil fuels.

Farms Following Soil-Friendly Practices Grow Healthier Food, Study Suggests

Everyone knows eating fruits and vegetables is good for your health.

Soundwalk Imagines the Climate Future

The year is 2072, and the worst storm in two hundred years is about to hit Scania, in the south of Sweden.

Researchers Create a Situation Room Where Cities Can Practise Managing Recurring Environmental Crises

How should we prepare for future environmental crises? The LONGRISK project is organising exercises for the cities of Helsinki, Tampere and Kotka.

Shifting Signatures of Climate Change Reshuffle Northern Species

Analysis of long-term monitoring data for almost 1,500 species in Finland shows that four decades of climate change has led species to shift between the “better” and “worse” parts of their climatic niches, and that these impacts were most pronounced at higher latitudes.

Environmental Change Investigated at the Taita Research Station in Kenya

Earth Change Observation Laboratory, a research group operating at the Taita Research Station in Kenya and on Kumpula Campus in Helsinki, investigates environmental change with the help of field surveys and remote sensing datasets.

Mysterious Dunes On Jupiter’s Moon Explained By Scientists’ New Model

New research co-authored by Texas A&M’s Ryan Ewing shows how dunes on Jupiter’s volcanically active moon, lo, were formed.

Air Pollution Dropped During Pandemic Lockdowns

Washington, D.C., New York and Boston Showed Biggest Air Quality Improvements

Lignin-Based Jet Fuel Packs More Power for Less Pollution

An experimental plant-based jet fuel could increase engine performance and efficiency, while dispensing with aromatics, the pollution-causing compounds found in conventional fuels, according to new research.