Team predicts mid-century end to Atlantic Ocean current

The Thermohaline Circulation will collapse between 2025 and 2095, predict researchers.

Kristian Bjørn-Hansen-U. Copenhagen • futurity
July 26, 2023 ~5 min

‘Tropical majority’ need a say in ocean conservation

Indigenous knowledge "must be respected just as much as the scientific information developed largely by scientists in wealthier countries."

Robert C. Jones Jr. - U. Miami • futurity
July 25, 2023 ~7 min


Birds of prey show exposure to neurotoxin bromethalin

A rodenticide, a neurotoxicant called bromethalin, can bioaccumulate in birds of prey, new findings show.

Angela Nelson-Tufts • futurity
July 25, 2023 ~9 min

Device hits 20% solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency

A device turns sunlight into hydrogen with new efficiency. It combines next-gen halide perovskite semiconductors with electrocatalysts.

Silvia Cernea Clark-Rice • futurity
July 24, 2023 ~6 min

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

Resilient animals returned quickly after 2018 megafire

Just months after the 2018 Mendocino fire, animals began returning. "We were surprised that many species seem to be resistant [to the impacts of the fire]."

Kara Manke-UC Berkeley • futurity
July 20, 2023 ~9 min

Human activity increases the saltiness of rivers in the US

A new model can detect where—and to what extent—human activity contributes to changes to salinity and alkalinity in US rivers.

Dan Bernardi-Syracuse • futurity
July 18, 2023 ~8 min

Risk of snake bite rises with the temperature

In the state of Georgia, the risk of snake bite increases 6% for every degree Celsius that daily temperatures rise, report researchers.

Rob Spahr-Emory • futurity
July 18, 2023 ~6 min


CRISPR breeds greener poplar trees

Using CRISPR to breed poplar trees could make production for everything from paper to diapers greener, cheaper, and more efficient.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
July 17, 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

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