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Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment
Scientists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently combined satellite data, field observations and sophisticated numerical modeling to paint a picture of how 22.45 million square kilometers of the Arctic will change over the next 80 years.
In the last decade or so, the Arctic ice sheet has been shrinking more every summer than in the historical record.
After one of the most intense cyclones in world history tore through the Pacific island of Tanna in Vanuatu, new research led by the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa showed the resilience of the island’s forests.
Research led by scientists from the University of Wyoming and the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior shows that migrating animals refine their behavior as they get older, suggesting that experiential learning is an important part of successful migration.
New analysis shows that the global freshwater cycle has shifted far beyond pre-industrial conditions.
The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
