Wildfire risk goes up where trees and shrubs replace grasses

When shrubs and trees replace grasses, spot fires spread. That makes wildfires more difficult to monitor, control, and suppress.

Kirsten Romaguera-U. Florida • futurity
May 19, 2023 ~6 min

Microplastics mess with seabirds’ guts

Microplastics are changing the gut microbiomes of wild seabirds. Humans should be wary, too, researchers say.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
May 18, 2023 ~4 min


Bumble bees heat up when they carry pollen

Carrying pollen gives bumble bees a workout, significantly increasing their body temperature, a new study shows.

Michelle Jewel-NC State • futurity
May 17, 2023 ~5 min

To save the black tern, go beyond breeding territory

"We need a collaborative approach to saving this species and that means connecting with partners abroad and at home."

Michigan State • futurity
May 15, 2023 ~9 min

Biodiversity collections and apps both have bias

There are biases and gaps in both natural history collections and biodiversity apps like eBird and iNaturalist, research finds.

Holly Alyssa MacCormick-Stanford • futurity
May 11, 2023 ~8 min

Bird bodies are shrinking as the world warms

Birds across the Americas are getting smaller and longer-winged as the world warms, and the smallest-bodied species are changing the fastest.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 10, 2023 ~9 min

Tiniest and largest creatures hold a lot of biomass

Earth's biomass—the material that makes up all living organisms—is concentrated in organisms at either end of the size spectrum, research finds.

Shirley Cardenas-McGill • futurity
May 10, 2023 ~4 min

Lengthy blackouts hit some areas harder than others

Lengthy blackouts are more likely to take a toll on Americans who already bear the brunt of climate change and health inequities.

U. Washington • futurity
May 5, 2023 ~6 min


Prediction: 2023 will be a ‘very active’ hurricane season

2023 "will be a very active hurricane season," says Xubin Zeng. "People should get prepared."

Niranjana Rajalakshmi-Arizona • futurity
May 2, 2023 ~6 min

Tree diversity may boost carbon, nitrogen in forest soil

Tree diversity can increase storage of carbon and nitrogen in forest soils and ease the effects of climate change, a new study shows.

Jim Erickson-Michigan • futurity
May 1, 2023 ~6 min

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