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The loss of Indonesia's coastal mangrove forests for shrimp farming is a huge source of carbon emissions, writes Prodita Sabarini. But equally, a policy flip to preserve and recreate mangroves offers a major climate win.

Mangroves are important because of their high rates of tree and plant growth, coupled with anaerobic, water-logged soils that slow decomposition, resulting in large, long-term carbon storage. Mangroves store three to five times more carbon than rainforest

Preventing the loss of Indonesian mangroves would help in the global fight against climate change, new research shows.

A James Cook University study shows fish retreat to deeper water to escape the heat, a finding that throws light on what to expect if predictions of ocean warming come to pass. 

Los caballos comparten algunas expresiones faciales sorprendentemente similares a los seres humanos y a los chimpancés, según una nueva investigación de la Universidad de Sussex. Investigadores de la comunicación de Mamíferos han demostrado que, como los humanos, los caballos utilizan músculos para distintos rasgos faciales, incluyendo la nariz, los labios y los ojos, para alterar sus expresiones faciales en una variedad de situaciones sociales. Los resultados, publicados en PLoS ONE el 05 de agosto 2015, sugieren un paralelismo evolutivo en diferentes especies sobre cómo se utiliza la cara para la comunicación.

Transformar los paisajes naturales en el Caribe en áreas urbanas o agrícolas puede aumentar el riesgo de las personas que mueren por inundaciones y tormentas, sugieren los científicos.  En un estudio publicado por Scientific Reports el 08 de julio pasado, los investigadores del Ministerio de Salud de Anguila y la Universidad Católica de Lovaina en Bélgica, investigaron los factores que hacen de la región más propensa a las muertes relacionadas con estos desastres.

The Maunder Minimum, between 1645 and 1715, when sunspots were scarce and the winters harsh, strongly suggests a link between solar activity and climate change. Until now there was a general consensus that solar activity has been trending upwards over the past 300 years (since the end of the Maunder Minimum), peaking in the late 20th century -- called the Modern Grand Maximum by some [1].

This trend has led some to conclude that the Sun has played a significant role in modern climate change. However, a discrepancy between two parallel series of sunspot number counts has been a contentious issue among scientists for some time.