Extreme weather events combined with rising environmental stress levels are increasing the likelihood of ecosystem collapse, according to new research involving the University of Southampton.
Ecological ‘Doom Loops’ Edging Closer
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Global Warming Accelerates CO2 Emissions From Soil Microbes
The rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration is a primary catalyst for global warming, and an estimated one fifth of the atmospheric CO2 originates from soil sources.
NASA Wants to Identify Phytoplankton Species from Space. Here’s Why.
They’re small, but they’re mighty. From producing oxygen we breathe to soaking up carbon we emit to feeding fish we eat, tiny phytoplankton are a crucial part of ocean ecosystems and essential to life as we know it on Earth.
Effect of Volcanic Eruptions Significantly Underestimated in Climate Projections
While this effect is far from enough to offset the effects of global temperature rise caused by human activity, the researchers, led by the University of Cambridge, say that small-magnitude eruptions are responsible for as much as half of all the sulphur gases emitted into the upper atmosphere by volcanoes.
Pacific Cod Are Moving North—Will They Be Able to Spawn There?
New research predicts how spawning habitat in the Bering Sea may shift over the coming century of climate change.
An App Can Transform Smartphones Into Thermometers That Accurately Detect Fevers
If you’ve ever thought you may be running a temperature yet couldn’t find a thermometer, you aren’t alone.
