Tagging turns animals into live weather stations

Increased tagging of fish, seals, birds, and other animals can help fill key data gaps in understanding the world's changing climate.

Bill Hathaway-Yale • futurity
Sept. 25, 2023 ~7 min

Aerosol emissions drive Atlantic hurricanes, Sahel rain

Temperature fluctuations in the tropical Atlantic Ocean are largely driven by human-induced aerosol emissions, a study finds.

Robert C. Jones Jr. - U. Miami • futurity
Sept. 22, 2023 ~5 min


Rate of climate-induced extinction is ‘shocking’

A study of a lizard species in Arizona revealed that nearly 70 years' worth of climate-related extinction occurred in just seven years.

Niranjana Rajalakshmi-Arizona • futurity
Sept. 20, 2023 ~5 min

Year-end snowfall may predict season totals

The amount of snowfall an area has gotten by the end of December might be a good indicator for the amount it will get for the season.

Sarah McQuate-Washington • futurity
Sept. 14, 2023 ~6 min

3 factors threaten swimming as New England swelters

Sharks, bacteria, and pool closures combine to threaten swimming. Fun is at stake, say experts, but also public health.

Boston University • futurity
Sept. 7, 2023 ~12 min

Why some green turtles develop tumors

New research clarifies why some endangered green turtles in Brazil develop a tumor disease associated with a herpesvirus.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
Sept. 7, 2023 ~7 min

Child maltreatment rates rise when it gets hotter

New research offers insights into how climate change will affect child welfare.

Victoria Yu-Texas • futurity
Sept. 6, 2023 ~5 min

Heatwaves are becoming more frequent and more deadly

Heatwaves are happening more often and are becoming more deadly, a new study shows.

ETH Zurich • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~9 min


Warming will likely disrupt tree-fungi networks

New findings indicate how ectomycorrhizal fungi and the networks they form with their tree hosts respond to environmental stressors.

Dan Bernardi-Syracuse • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~6 min

Trick chills coral for year-round preservation

A new way to preserve coral, called "cryopreservation," opens a path to year-round sample collection, critical for managing ocean threats.

Steve Kuhlmann-Texas AM • futurity
Aug. 28, 2023 ~6 min

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