Many species will become extinct as a consequence of global warming.
Species in Polar Regions Hard Hit by Climate Change
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Uncertainty on Climate Change in Textbooks Linked to Uncertainty in Students
A new study from North Carolina State University suggests textbook wording that portrays climate change information as uncertain can influence how middle and high school students feel about the information, even for students who say they already know about climate change and its human causes.
Transforming Marine Biodiversity Discovery and Monitoring
Over the past decade biodiversity researchers have increasingly used DNA sequences extracted from environmental samples such as soil, marine and fresh water, and even air – termed environmental DNA (eDNA) – to identify the organisms present in a huge range of habitats.
Troubled Waters: How Global Marine Wildlife Protection Can Undermine Fishing Communities
New research led by the University of Oxford, published in Conservation Letters, has examined the conflict between small-scale fisheries and marine mammals, using the experience of fisheries on the west coast of South America to highlight a worldwide issue.
Hurricane Ida Leaves a Trail of Oil
Federal and state agencies and private companies are working to find and contain oil leaks in the Gulf of Mexico.
Combining Sunlight and Wastewater Nitrate to Make the World’s No. 2 Chemical
Engineers at the University of Illinois Chicago have created a solar-powered electrochemical reaction that not only uses wastewater to make ammonia — the second most-produced chemical in the world — but also achieves a solar-to-fuel efficiency that is 10 times better than any other comparable technology.
