How birds track their weather ‘niche’

Some migratory birds seek the same weather conditions all year long to avoid the changing seasons. New research digs into how.

Bess Connolly Martell-Yale • futurity
July 21, 2023 ~7 min

New tech could lower price of CO2 capture

New technology could lower the cost of capturing carbon dioxide from all types of emissions, researchers report.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
July 21, 2023 ~7 min


Birds clarify evolutionary ‘dance’ between size and temp

A new study clarifies the relationship between temperatures and changes in the size of the body parts of animals.

Esther Robards-Forbes - UT Austin • futurity
July 20, 2023 ~6 min

Even marine protected areas are in hot water

Marine protected areas offer many social and ecological benefits, but they're not resilient to the effects of ocean warming, research finds.

Sonia Fernandez-UCSB • futurity
July 14, 2023 ~9 min

Climate change may not alter turkey nesting much

Wild turkeys are relatively inflexible when it comes to when they begin nesting. That could make them vulnerable to future shifts in climate.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
July 13, 2023 ~7 min

Seabird die-offs follow ocean heat waves

"A warmer ocean... will result in the death of hundreds of thousands to millions of marine birds within one to six months of the temperature increase."

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
July 11, 2023 ~7 min

How can scientists better explain climate risks?

Climate scientists have long struggled to find the best ways to present info about future sea level rise, but they're getting better.

Juan Siliezar-Brown • futurity
July 10, 2023 ~10 min

Could wild grape genes outdo plant pathogen?

Xylella fastidiosa infects crops such as grapes, coffee, almonds, citrus, and olives. Could genes from wild grape plants hold a solution?

Ethan Perez-UC Irvine • futurity
June 22, 2023 ~4 min


4 answers about this year’s allergy season

The beginning of summer doesn't mean the end of allergy season. An expert digs into what you need to know.

Stanford • futurity
June 20, 2023 ~4 min

Too much rain, not high temps, threaten giraffes survival

Increasingly heavy rain is threatening the survival of giraffes in East African savannahs, researchers report.

Rita Ziegler-Zurich • futurity
June 12, 2023 ~6 min

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