The first COVID-19 lockdowns led to significant changes in urban air pollution levels in major cities around the world, but the changes were smaller than expected – a new study reveals.
articles
Resilience to Climate Change? New Study Finds Octopuses Adapting to Higher Ocean Acid Levels
With the impact of climate change increasing by the day, scientists are studying the ways in which human behavior contributes to the damage.
Shedding Light on the Secret Reproductive Lives of Honey Bees
Honey bee health has been on the decline for two decades, with U.S. and Canadian beekeepers now losing about 25 to 40% of their colonies annually.
Wetland Methane Cycling Increased During Ancient Global Warming Event
Wetland methane cycling increased during a rapid global warming event 56 million years ago and could foreshadow changes the methane cycle will experience in the future, according to new research led by the University of Bristol.
Taking the Lab into the Ocean: A Coordinated Fleet of Robots Successfully Tracks and Monitors Microbial Communities
Researchers from MBARI, the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa (UH Mānoa), and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, after years of development and testing, have successfully demonstrated that a fleet of autonomous robots can track and study a moving microbial community in an open-ocean eddy.
Human-Induced Climate Change Caused the Northwestern Pacific Warming Record in August 2020
August 2020 set new record high sea surface temperatures (SSTs) in the northwestern Pacific Ocean and around the Japan coasts.