Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence

The last time that these two groups of cicadas emerged from underground together, Thomas Jefferson was president.

Chris Simon, Senior Research Scientist of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Connecticut • conversation
April 18, 2024 ~11 min

Arctic rivers face big changes with a warming climate, permafrost thaw and an accelerating water cycle − the effects will have global consequences

A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers.

Ambarish Karmalkar, Assistant Professor of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island • conversation
March 5, 2024 ~8 min


E-bike incentives are a costly way to cut carbon emissions, but they also promote health, equity and cleaner air

Many incentive programs promote e-bike use, but they aren’t necessarily targeting the right people for the right reasons.

Luke Jones, Professor of Economics, Valdosta State University • conversation
Feb. 27, 2024 ~9 min

El Niño may be drying out the southern hemisphere – here's how that affects the whole planet

New research finds fresh water losses are concentrated in South America, most of Africa and much of Australia.

Kevin Collins, Senior Lecturer, Environment & Systems, The Open University • conversation
Nov. 2, 2023 ~6 min

The Sun's activity cycle is reaching its peak early: knowing why could help us unlock the secrets of our star

A more active Sun could disable satellites and affect electrical grids on Earth.

Daniel Brown, Lecturer in Astronomy, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2023 ~7 min

Your microbes live on after you die − a microbiologist explains how your necrobiome recycles your body to nourish new life

With the help of the microbes that once played an essential role in keeping you alive, the building blocks of your body go on to become a part of other living things.

Jennifer DeBruyn, Professor of Environmental Microbiology, University of Tennessee • conversation
Sept. 28, 2023 ~8 min

How climate change intensifies the water cycle, fueling extreme rainfall and flooding – the Northeast deluge was just the latest

Parts of New York’s Hudson Valley were hit with 10 inches of rain, and the mountains of Vermont – where runoff can quickly turn deadly – saw some its worst flooding since Hurricane Irene.

Mathew Barlow, Professor of Climate Science, UMass Lowell • conversation
July 11, 2023 ~5 min

Are low-traffic neighbourhoods greenwashing? Here's what the evidence says

LTNs were introduced to UK cities to create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians and cyclists - but they’ve become controversial.

Harrie Larrington-Spencer, Research Fellow in the Active Travel Academy, University of Westminster • conversation
June 23, 2023 ~7 min


Study confirms why we need female mice in neuroscience research

Researchers found that female mice, despite ongoing hormonal fluctuations, exhibit exploratory behavior that is more stable than that of their male peers, countering the belief that the hormone cycle in females causes behavioral variation that could throw off results.

Catherine Caruso • harvard
March 8, 2023 ~12 min

Rainforests pump water round the tropics – but the pulse of this heart is weakening

By calling the Amazon “the lungs of the world”, the forest’s role in the water cycle is overlooked.

Jess Baker, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Tropical Climate, University of Leeds • conversation
March 8, 2023 ~6 min

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