How climate change could give rise to “fish wars” between nations is the subject of a new research project awarded a £1.1m grant by the US Department of Defense.
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How Warming Ruined a Crab Fishery and Hurt an Alaskan Town
In a normal winter day on St. Paul, an island in the Bering Sea some 300 miles off the Alaskan coast, the community would be humming with activity.
Human Factors Affect Bees’ Communication, Researchers Find
Human influences have the potential to reduce the effectivity of communication in bees adding further stress to struggling colonies, according to new analysis.
Whales Not to Be Counted On as ‘Climate Savers’: Study
Do whales increase the removal of carbon from the atmosphere?
New Map Reflects Ice Loss and Name Changes
Dramatic changes in the Polar Regions are reflected in a new edition map of Antarctica and the Arctic produced by cartographers at the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
Extreme Precipitation in Northeast to Increase 52% by 2099
With a warmer climate creating more humid conditions in the Northeast, extreme precipitation events—defined as at least 1.5 inches of heavy rainfall or melted snowfall in a day—are projected to increase in the Northeast by 52% by the end of the century, according to a new Dartmouth study.