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Students could see a 50% decline in cognitive capacity by 2100 if CO2 emissions don't drop.
Ironically, it makes us put in less and less effort.
Combination of drought, fires and high temperatures create a problematic scenario
The 386-million-year-old forest marked a massive transition in the planet's history from sparce vegetation to lush tropical forests.
More people are eating meat in China, leading to farmers using more fertilizers.
A nationwide average temperature of 40.9 degrees Celsius this Tuesday set a new record for the land down under.
The colorful bird got extinct in 1918, surprising many
Continuously cutting down forests and planting new ones is deplenting the soils of crucial minerals, new analysis shows.
Governments have the chance to increase ambition next year
You can starve on too much food.
Moths that employ chemical defenses aren't in a hurry to avoid predatory bats.
All in all, some 563 square kilometers (217 square miles) of forest were cut down in November.
The agreement could help to protect environmental leaders in Latin America.
Coalition of actors from the US rejects Trump's stand on climate change
The sodium cyanide bombs are deployed to kill livestock predators, but opponents claim that the traps are inhumane and have many unintended victims — including pets and endangered species. Arguments between farmers and environmentalists are nothing new. Finding the balance between protecting farmers and their work and ensuring environmental sustainability is always a challenging issue. […]
Years later, tortoises still remember what they were taught.
Both baleen and toothed whales grew as large as their food allowed.
Researchers in Australia analyzed certain genes associated with longevity to design a 'lifespan clock' for different extinct and living species.
We thought microplastics were a big problem... but they're a huge one.
Rising CO2 is altering how forests recycle water.
Art installation at UN climate summit recreates air quality of major cities
On current trends, Greenland ice melting will cause 100 million people to be flooded each year by 2100.
The solution is something most governments don't even want to hear.
Activists entered the plenary of negotiations at the climate talks but were soon kicked out by security.
The fossil might represent a transitional stage between foot-powered and tail-powered swimming in modern whales.
Backed by science: Swedish climate activist asked countries to raise climate ambition.
This is an unmitigated catastrophe.
None of the most polluting countries is on track to meet the Paris Agreement goals
Although the practice was criminalized in 2018, the law is rarely imposed and as a result, women are still forced to sleep outside or in ‘special’ huts during their menstruation. It’s almost 2020, we’ve sent people on the moon, robots on Mars, we’ve spread on the globe far and wide, and yet we still don’t […]
"As we see more warm winters off the New England coast, fewer fishermen stay in business," the authors say.
Although they are not able to conceive anymore, orca grandmothers boost the survival of their grand-offspring. Could this explain menopause?
There are about 700 ocean sites with low levels of oxygen, an IUCN report presented at COP25 reported.
A lucky encounter between a fruit fly and a pail of milk around 5,500 years ago set the stage for dairy product.
A business-as-usual scenario is no longer viable, according to the EU's Science Advisory Council.
Key report at COP25 summarizes main insights behind climate change
Climate models from as early as the 1970s were already reliable enough to offer reliable projections of temperature increases as a result of GHGs.
Have you ever tried sending a mating call when there's a plane nearby? It's the worst.
Japan, Germany and Philippines were among the most affected countries last year
"When the good news is that emissions growth is slower than last year, we need help," the researchers explain.
Scientists installed underwater speakers in dead or dying coral which played sounds typical of healthy reefs. Wildlife soon flocked back.
It's a skill that can likely be trained, the team explains.
The team is currently working with climate scientists to compare the new dataset with in situ observations and with the output from salinity models.
The brave cows swam for miles after being swept away by Hurricane Dorian.
The anemone fish is finding difficulties to adapt to the fast changes in its environment
Anything larger would need more blood than a heart can pump.
New study says there's a full consensus among scientists on man-made climate change
Unecessary e-mails are responsible for as much CO2 as thousands of cars.
Like Exxon, the coal industry knew that its product would cause climate change and has tried its best to hide this fact.
A further global warming could lead to irreversible changes
The national dietary guidelines of Australia, Brazil, Ireland, Japan, Portugal, and Slovenia are sustainable.
