Adapting to climate change may put some animals in a ‘trap’

Animals are altering their lives to adapt to climate change, but those changes may make them worse off, researchers warn.

James Urton-U. Washington • futurity
June 30, 2022 ~9 min

Couples can sway each other’s views on climate change

Couples may be an untapped resource in the effort to get people concerned about climate change, new findings show.

Yale • futurity
June 30, 2022 ~5 min


Is artificial intelligence good or bad for climate change?

"AI affects the climate in many ways, both positive and negative, and most of these effects are poorly quantified."

Katherine Gombay-McGill • futurity
June 29, 2022 ~5 min

Passive cooling really does ease scary indoor heat

Passive cooling, including some classic ways to fight the heat, really can keep homes from hitting dangerous temperatures.

U. Oregon • futurity
June 27, 2022 ~6 min

Forest research links carbon uptake and water use

New climate change ecology research links the amount of carbon dioxide taken in by land ecosystems, such as forests, to the availability of water.

National University of Singapore • futurity
June 22, 2022 ~9 min

These homebody polar bears don’t need sea ice to survive

Polar bears that hunt from freshwater ice in Southeast Greenland are "the most genetically isolated population of polar bears anywhere on the planet."

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
June 21, 2022 ~10 min

Emissions from agriculture threaten health and climate

A new study quantifies emissions of nitrogen oxides, ammonia, and nitrous oxide from fertilized agriculture over three years.

Mike Williams-Rice • futurity
June 21, 2022 ~7 min

These homebody polar bears don’t need sea ice to survive

Polar bears that hunt from freshwater ice in Southeast Greenland are "the most genetically isolated population of polar bears anywhere on the planet."

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
June 21, 2022 ~10 min


How can cities respond to extreme heat?

A new report offers set of principles and guidelines to equitably address extreme heat in cities.

Kyle Mittan-U. Arizona • futurity
June 17, 2022 ~9 min

Climate change may take a bite out of ketchup tomatoes

Climate change is on track to interfere with the production of processing tomatoes. That could be bad news for lovers of ketchup and pasta sauce.

Anton Caputo-UT Austin • futurity
June 16, 2022 ~6 min

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