A new study by University of Liverpool has provided new insight into the impact of climate change on ant populations.
Social Nature of Ants Provides Protection From Climate Change
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Ancient El Niños Reveal Limits to Future Climate Projections
The climate pattern El Niño varies over time to such a degree that scientists will have difficulty detecting signs that it is getting stronger with global warming.
Mapping Reveals Rapid Changes to the Arctic Seafloor As Ancient Submerged Permafrost Thaws
Across the Arctic, numerous peer-reviewed studies show that thawing permafrost creates unstable land which negatively impacts important infrastructure and impacts Indigenous communities.
Microbes and Minerals May Have Set Off Earth’s Oxygenation
For the first 2 billion years of Earth’s history, there was barely any oxygen in the air. While some microbes were photosynthesizing by the latter part of this period, oxygen had not yet accumulated at levels that would impact the global biosphere.
Stanford Researchers Use Hot Springs to Map Where Continental Plates Collide Beneath Tibet
In the classic example of mountain-building, the Indian and Asian continental plates crashed – and continue colliding today – to form the world’s largest and highest geologic structures: the Himalayan Mountains and the Tibetan Plateau.
Researchers Discover New Species in Critically Imperiled Ecosystem
Researchers working in one of the world’s most biodiverse and threatened ecosystems have discovered a new plant species, Castela senticosa, which they recommend be designated as endangered.
