Antarctica’s Brief Rebound was Caused by Climate Variability, Not a ‘New Normal’

Between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica appeared to be growing.

Buildings That Cool Like African Elephants

During sunny and sweltering summer days, much relief comes from sweat.

Plants Could Transform How We Measure Tidal Marshes

Growing up in New Jersey, Emily Wilson regularly passed tidal marshes without giving them much thought. They were part of the coastal landscape—stretches of green and blue she saw from the road.

It wasn’t until she began studying environmental science as an undergraduate that she realized how remarkable they were—plants thriving in salty, waterlogged environments amidst the constant ebb and flow of tides.

Today, as a Boston University PhD candidate in Earth & Environment, Wilson studies those same ecosystems—and has discovered that the plants she once drove past may hold important information to more accurately track the global climate.

Read more at: Boston University

Photo Credit: Emily Wilson, Boston University

Butterflies on the Move to Higher Ground

How are butterflies in the Alps responding to rising temperatures?

UNM Researchers Study Permafrost Thaw, Water Quality and Carbon Cycling in Alaska

A University of New Mexico research team spent several weeks in northern Alaska this summer studying how permafrost thaw may be changing water quality and the movement of carbon through Arctic watersheds.

Life in the Deep Atlantic Depends on the Labrador Sea

Researchers have pinpointed the source of oxygen that sustains deep sea life in the North Atlantic Ocean: the churning waters in the Labrador Sea.

Can Artificial Intelligence Help Save Nature?

AI and eight million digitized old plant specimens reveal how the climate is changing nature in large parts of the world.

How Cooling the Planet with Geoengineering Would Upend Climate Economics

Climate scientists and policymakers have long warned of a dangerous threshold: If global temperatures rise more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial averages, we risk devastating consequences, including severe flooding, heat waves, and drought.

Volunteer Develops Machine-Learning Tool to Identify Rare Clouds

Certain kinds of clouds are misbehaving – appearing more often and lower in the sky than they used to.

The Turtle Who Wants to Cross the Road

An eastern box turtle living in the New Hope Creek watershed near Duke’s campus wants to leave its habitat in search of resources or a mate.