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The Pace of Climate-Driven Extinction is Accelerating, A UArizona-Led Study Shows

Climate change is causing extinctions at an increasing rate, a new study by the University of Arizona researchers shows.

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Ohio State Leads New Global Climate Center on AI for Biodiversity Change

The Ohio State University will lead a new multimillion dollar international center devoted to using artificial intelligence to help understand climate impacts on biodiversity.

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What Is the Carbon Footprint of a Hospital Bed?

In a first-of-its-kind study, Waterloo researchers calculate the environmental footprint of hospitals.

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Accelerated Ice Breakup in Hudson Bay

The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s NOAA-20 satellite captured this image of fragmented ice in Hudson Bay on June 28, 2023. 

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Replanting Logged Forests With Diverse Seedlings Accelerates Restoration, Says Oxford Study

One of the world’s biggest ecological experiments, co-led by the University of Oxford on the island of Borneo, has revealed that replanting logged tropical forests with diverse mixtures of seedlings can significantly accelerate their recovery.

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NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record

Summer of 2023 was Earth’s hottest since global records began in 1880, according to scientists at NASA’s Goddard Institute of Space Studies (GISS) in New York.

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NASA-Built Greenhouse Gas Detector Moves Closer to Launch

The instrument will enable nonprofit organization Carbon Mapper to pinpoint and measure methane and carbon dioxide sources from space.

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Six of Nine Planetary Boundaries Now Exceeded

A new study led by Professor at CMEC, Katherine Richardson, updates the Planetary Boundary framework and shows human activities are increasingly impacting the planet and, thereby, increasing the risk of triggering dramatic changes in overall Earth conditions.

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A Sign of Things to Come? After Last Ice Age, Europe Cooled as the Planet Warmed

More than 8,000 years ago, as the planet thawed following the end of the last ice age, Northern Europe abruptly cooled. 

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Vocal Learning Linked to Problem Solving Skills and Brain Size

The European starling boasts a remarkable repertoire. Versatile songbirds that learn warbles, whistles, calls, and songs throughout their lives, starlings rank among the most advanced avian vocal learners.

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