Forests can capture more carbon, but need a biodiversity boost

Natural forest recovery could capture approximately 226 gigatonnes of carbon, but will need community efforts to restore biodiversity.

Peter Rüegg-ETH Zurich • futurity
Nov. 14, 2023 ~7 min

Greenland glacier melting has increased 5X in 20 years

Greenland's glaciers are losing about 25 meters (around 82 feet) every year. That represents a fivefold increase during the past 20 years.

Michael Skov Jensen-Copenhagen • futurity
Nov. 14, 2023 ~7 min


Dead saplings reveal climate risks to forests

Studying how saplings respond to drought and heat could inform management after wildfires and die-offs, say researchers.

Mikayla Mace-Arizona • futurity
Nov. 9, 2023 ~6 min

Time to get dietary fats from factories instead of farms?

Agriculture is one of the hardest human activities to decarbonize, but a potential solution eliminates farms altogether: synthesize dietary fats.

UC Irvine • futurity
Nov. 7, 2023 ~6 min

Cardiovascular deaths from heat to increase over 40 years

Black adults may experience a more than 500% increase in cardiovascular deaths due to heat exposure in the coming decade, compared to current death rates.

Matt Toal-Penn • futurity
Oct. 31, 2023 ~5 min

Happy pigs beat low climate footprint for pork consumers

Consumers would rather pay more for pork when pigs are treated well than for those that have a lower climate footprint.

Maria Hornbek-Copenhagen • futurity
Oct. 25, 2023 ~8 min

Heat waves hamper bird reproduction near farmland

Birds nesting near farmland are half as likely to have at least one fledgling successfully leave the nest when temperatures spike.

Tiffany Dobbyn-UC Davis • futurity
Oct. 20, 2023 ~7 min

Lions avoid humans unless resources get scarce

A new study investigates lions' interactions with humans in a diminishing habitat.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 ~5 min


Ice melt is speeding up or slowing down depending on location

Melting of surface ice in Greenland has been speeding up but is doing the exact opposite in Antarctica, a new study shows.

Brian Bell-UC Irvine • futurity
Oct. 17, 2023 ~5 min

Model improves tide forecast accuracy

"With this model, there's just a very small difference between what the forecasts are and what actually occurs."

Robert C. Jones Jr. - U. Miami • futurity
Oct. 16, 2023 ~7 min

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