Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains of the Pacific Northwest are burning more frequently and expansively than in the recent past, prompting researchers and fire managers to question whether forests will be able to recover from these emerging fire patterns and whether they will require human assistance to do so.
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‘Fantastic Giant Tortoise,’ Believed Extinct, Confirmed Alive in the Galápagos
A tortoise from a Galápagos species long believed extinct has been found alive and now confirmed to be a living member of the species.
Stanford Researchers Reveal Add-On Benefits of Natural Defenses Against Sea-Level Rise
Investments in the environment are paying off for a California county where projects designed to restore the natural environment are also buffering the impacts of sea-level rise, according to a new study by Stanford researchers.
Strange Radio Burst Raises New Questions
Astronomers have found only the second example of a highly active, repeating Fast Radio Burst (FRB) with a compact source of weaker but persistent radio emission between bursts.
New Research Shows Climate Change Impacts on Whale Habitat Use in the Warming Gulf of Maine
New research finds climate change is having an impact on how large whale species, including the critically endangered North Atlantic right whale, use habitats in the warming Gulf of Maine, showing that right whales’ use of Cape Cod Bay has shifted significantly over the last 20 years.
The Southern Ocean as Never Seen Before
The features of the ocean floor help determine how water masses and ocean currents move and how they affect our climate.