Environmental News Network

Climate Change Will Destroy Familiar Environments, Create New Ones and Undermine Efforts to Protect Sea Life

Climate change is altering familiar conditions of the world’s oceans and creating new environments that could undermine efforts to protect sea life in the world’s largest marine protected areas, new research from Oregon State University shows.

Fate of Sinking Tectonic Plates is Revealed

Our world’s surface is a jumble of jostling tectonic plates, with new ones emerging as others are pulled under.

Melbourne’s Buildings Could Be Close to Self-Sustaining Through Fully Integrated Solar

At city-scale modelling, they found that photovoltaics could provide 74% of Melbourne’s building consumption needs.

Bioenergy Crops Better for Biodiversity Than Food-Based Agriculture

A study led by the University of Southampton suggests a greater diversity of plants and animals can be found where bioenergy crops are grown, compared with areas supporting traditional agricultural crops.

Repeated Link Between Volcanic Eruptions and Dynastic Collapse in China’s Imperial Era Identified

Volcanic eruptions may have triggered abrupt climate changes contributing to the repeated collapse of Chinese dynasties over the past 2,000 years, according to new research published today.