Follow the pollen. Records from past plant life tell the real story of global temperatures, according to research from a climate scientist at Washington University in St. Louis.
Changes in Vegetation Shaped Global Temperatures Over Last 10,000 Years
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With Dwindling Water Supplies, the Timing of Rainfall Matters
A new UC Riverside study shows it’s not how much extra water you give your plants, but when you give it that counts.
Genomic Time Machine
Sponges in coral reefs, less flashy than their coral neighbors but important to the overall health of reefs, are among the earliest animals on the planet.
Report Highlights Affordable, Available Ways to Mitigate Climate Change Now
The world must halt its increase in greenhouse gases within the next three years, cut them by 43% in the next seven, and eliminate them entirely by 2050 to avoid catastrophic and irreversible climate change impacts this century, according to a new report released this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
UK Invests to Modernize Polar Science
The UK is investing in modernising its Antarctica and Arctic research facilities, with total funding of £670 million, including £290 million announced today.
You've Heard of Water Droughts. Could Energy Droughts Be Next?
Renewable energy prices have fallen by more than 70 percent in the last decade, driving more Americans to abandon fossil fuels for greener, less-polluting energy sources.
