Trees ‘remember’ wetter times − never having known abundant rain could buffer today’s young forests against climate change

Water availability regulates tree growth and can have ‘legacy effects’ long after conditions change.

Marcus Schaub, Group Leader, Forest Dynamics and Ecophysiology, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~11 min

How Santa Ana winds fueled the deadly fires in Southern California

Where people live today also makes a difference when it comes to fire risk.

Jon Keeley, Research Ecologist, USGS; Adjunct Professor, University of California, Los Angeles • conversation
Jan. 9, 2025 ~7 min


How much energy does it take to get meat on your table?

Animal products were responsible for almost 60% of the energy footprint of agriculture worldwide in the period from 2015-2019, research finds.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology • futurity
Jan. 7, 2025 ~7 min

Carbon dioxide has been regulating Earth’s climate for hundreds of millions of years – new study

New evidence that low levels of atmospheric CO2 led to the longest ice age in Earth’s history.

Hana Jurikova, Senior Research Fellow, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of St Andrews • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~5 min

Why anger, anxiety and anguish are understandable psychological reactions to the climate crisis

Some experts say we should see the climate crisis as a collective trauma.

Lauren McGregor, Trainee Clinical Psychologist and DClinPsy Candidate, University of Leicester • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~7 min

Plants that evolved in Florida over millennia now face extinction and lack protection

The future of scrub mints could be in jeopardy because of climate change, development and misclassification.

Andre A. Naranjo, Botanical Curator, Florida International University • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~7 min

That Arctic blast can feel brutally cold, but how much colder than ‘normal’ is it really?

The answer depends on how you define ‘normal.’ The baseline has been creeping up as the planet warms.

Richard B. (Ricky) Rood, Professor Emeritus of Climate and Space Sciences and Engineering, University of Michigan • conversation
Jan. 6, 2025 ~6 min

Relentless warming is driving the water cycle to new extremes, the 2024 global water report shows

From dried-up rivers to flooded crops and cities, rising temperatures in 2024 wreaked havoc with water, creating life-threatening challenges for people and nature alike. Explore this interactive map.

Albert Van Dijk, Professor, Water and Landscape Dynamics, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University • conversation
Jan. 5, 2025 ~7 min


An abundant phytoplankton feeds a global network of marine microbes

New findings illuminate how Prochlorococcus’ nightly “cross-feeding” plays a role in regulating the ocean’s capacity to cycle and store carbon.

Jennifer Chu | MIT News • mit
Jan. 3, 2025 ~10 min

Why we need to transform the Arctic Ocean into a North Pole marine reserve

Explorer Pen Hadow is campaigning for a North Pole marine reserve to protect the Arctic’s peoples, its species and its natural landscape.

Brendan Godley, Professor of Conservation Science, University of Exeter • conversation
Jan. 2, 2025 ~7 min

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