As temperatures rise due to climate change, the melting of polar ice sheets is accelerating.
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Worst-Case Emissions Projections Are Already off-Track
Under the worst-case scenarios laid out in the United Nations’ climate change projections, global temperatures would increase more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (2 degrees Celsius) by 2100, leading to at least 1.5 feet (0.5 meters) in global sea level rise and an array of disastrous consequences for people and planet.
Newly Discovered Amazon Rock Art Show the Rainforest’s Earliest Inhabitants Living with Giant Ice Age animals
The thousands of pictures are among the oldest depictions of people interacting with the huge creatures, including mastodons. Usually the only clues about their appearance are skeletal remains.
New UBCO Research Suggests Recycled Concrete Could Be a Sustainable Way to Keep Rubble Out of Landfills
Results of a new five-year study of recycled concrete show that it performs as well, and in several cases even better, than conventional concrete.
Researchers Find New Aggressive Alga Threatening the Health of Caribbean Coral Reefs
The algae, known as peyssonnelid algal crusts (PAC), are taking over the reefs at such an aggressive rate that they are interfering with the ability of coral larvae to find places to settle on the reefs, and interfering with the reef’s natural ecosystem.
Plastic Contaminants Harm Sea Urchins
Scientists soaked various plastic samples in seawater then removed the plastic and raised sea urchin embryos in the water.
