As nations prepare to meet in Uruguay to negotiate a new Global Plastics Treaty, a new study has revealed the discovery of synthetic plastic fibres in air, seawater, sediment and sea ice sampled in the Antarctic Weddell Sea.
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Planet’s Most Unique Birds at Higher Risk of Extinction
A new study finds that bird species with extreme or uncommon combinations of traits face the highest risk of extinction.
A Warmer Arctic Ocean Leads to More Snowfall Further South
Rising air temperatures due to global warming melt glaciers and polar ice caps.
How Studying the Clouds Can Improve Climate Models
Associate Research Scientist Kara Lamb grew up reading her father’s Scientific American magazines.
Waterloo Professor Leads Un Report on Peatland Preservation for North America
A new report coauthored by University of Waterloo professor Maria Strack has provided the most comprehensive assessment of the world's peatlands to date and identified actions governments should take to improve their protection, restoration and sustainable management.
A Study Offers New Insights Into the Record 2021 Western North America Heat Wave
The heat wave that hammered western North America in late June and early July 2021 was not just any midsummer event.