Interactive story maps illustrate valuable contributions Maritime salt marshes make to our planet.
World Wetlands Day: Fostering Global Biodiversity and Mitigating Climate Change
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Past Climate Safe Havens Now Most Vulnerable
The profound threat of future climate change to biodiversity demands that scientists seek ever more effective ways to identify the most vulnerable species, communities, and ecosystems.
Losing Coastal Plant Communities to Climate Change Will Weaken Sea Defenses
Coastal plant communities are a crucial element of global sea defences but are increasingly threatened by the human-induced effects of climate change, according to new research.
Exposing a Virus’s Hiding Place Reveals New Potential Vaccine
By figuring out how a common virus hides from the immune system, scientists have identified a potential vaccine to prevent sometimes deadly respiratory infections in humans.
Scientists Listen to Whales, Walruses, & Seals in a Changing Arctic Seascape
A year-round acoustic study of marine mammals in the northern Bering Sea is providing scientists with a valuable snapshot of an Arctic world already under drastic pressure from climate change, according to WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society), Columbia University, Southall Environmental Associates, and the University of Washington.
How the Ocean Is Gnawing Away at Glaciers
The Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster today than it did only a few years ago.
