Recent global warming trends are inconsistent with very high climate sensitivity
Research published this week in Earth System Dynamics reports that the most sensitive climate models overestimate global warming during the last 50 years.
Three scientists...
Pothole repair made eco-friendly using grit from wastewater treatment
Potholes are aggravating to drive over, and they can cause billions of dollars of damage every year to automobile wheels, tires and suspensions. Currently,...
Low humidity increases COVID-19 risk: Another reason to wear a mask
A new study from Australia confirms a link between COVID-19 cases and lower humidity.
Bee neighborly — sharing bees helps more farmers
Many farmers are used to sharing big equipment -- like tractors and other costly machinery -- with neighboring farms. Sharing cuts costs, lowers the...
The tropics are expanding, and climate change is the primary culprit
Earth's tropics are expanding poleward and that expansion is driven by human-caused changes to the ocean, according to new research.
The tropics wrap around Earth's...
North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows
Trees are one of humans' biggest allies in the fight against climate change, soaking up around 30% of the carbon we pump into the...
New research will improve early warning of devastating megastorms
Ground-breaking scientific research will make it easier to predict the path of some of the world's most powerful storms, enabling communities to better protect...
Climate change mitigation not the primary motivator in regenerative ranching
Regenerative ranching, a holistic approach to managing grazing lands, enhances ranchers' adaptive capacity and socioeconomic well-being while also providing an opportunity to mitigate climate...
Findings refute idea of monarchs’ migration mortality as major cause of population decline
In a new study, Monarch Watch Director Chip Taylor and colleagues have shown that speculation regarding the declining monarch population, despite having received much...
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great: Lion danger can foster...
Meals are typically family affairs for zebras, gazelles, cape buffalo and other grazing species in the African Serengeti, but in one of the first...
