Climate change is likely to abruptly push species over tipping points as their geographic ranges reach unforeseen temperatures, finds a new study led by a UCL researcher.
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New York City Sinking Under Weight of Skyscrapers
New York City is sinking under the weight of its massive buildings, leaving it more vulnerable to rising seas, a new study finds.
Texas A&M Lab Searching For A Global Solution To Locust Outbreaks
The Behavioral Plasticity Research Institute at Texas A&M is researching an insect that has plagued humans for thousands of years – locusts.
Improved Cookstoves Emit More Ultrafine Particles Than Conventional Stoves
Researchers from Surrey's Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE) found that while improved cookstoves can reduce fine particles (PM2.5) by up to 65%, they can actually increase the emission of ultrafine particles.
Smoke From the Black Summer Fires Could Have Made the Triple La Nina More Likely
Could plumes of smoke from the Black Summer of fire have cooled regions of the Pacific and triggered a La Niña?
Assessing Emotions in Wild Animals
A new study examines indicators of mental wellbeing in wild animals to improve conservation efforts.