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From the skies above to the ocean depths and all the land in between, we publish the latest in meteorological research on the most pressing issues surrounding climate change. The Earth is a wonderful place; so much has been studied yet so much remains unknown. Modern Sciences showcases the latest in news and featured pieces about the little blue dot in the universe that we call “home.”
Marine heatwaves don’t just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
Shutterstock Amandine Schaeffer, UNSW Sydney; Alex Sen Gupta, UNSW Sydney, and Moninya Roughan, UNSW Sydney Most of us…
World’s beaches are changing because of climate change – green thinking is needed to save them
Jasper Knight, University of the Witwatersrand Coastlines – the interface between land and sea – lie at the…
Machines can’t always take the heat − two engineers explain the physics behind how heat waves threaten everything from cars to computers
Extreme heat can affect how well machines function, and the fact that many machines give off their own…
How gene mapping almost all remaining kākāpō will help NZ’s rare night parrot survive
Shutterstock/FeatherStalker Don Joseph Guhlin, University of Otago and Peter Dearden, University of Otago The genetic mapping of almost…
How bees can monitor pollution for us – everything from toxic metals to antimicrobial resistance
Shutterstock Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Kara Fry, Macquarie University, and Max M Gillings, Macquarie University Our cities…
Is the Great Barrier Reef reviving – or dying? Here’s what’s happening beyond the headlines
Mike Emslie, Australian Institute of Marine Science; Daniela Ceccarelli, Australian Institute of Marine Science, and David Wachenfeld, Australian…
Hawaii’s climate future: Dry regions get drier with global warming, increasing fire risk
Hawaii has very dry landscapes, such as parts of the west coast of Oahu. Maria Ermolova/iStock/Getty Images Plus…
Reviving Marine Biodiversity: Sunken Trees Prove Effective Reef Restorers
Researchers have explored innovative approaches to restore biodiversity in response to the decline of hard substrates in marine…
Rising methane could be a sign that Earth’s climate is part-way through a ‘termination-level transition’
Soaring wetland emissions of methane mirror those which accompanied previous abrupt changes in Earth’s climate. I. Noyan Yilmaz/Shutterstock…
More than half of life on Earth is found in soil – here’s why that’s important
Springtails (Fasciosminthurus quinquefasciatus) are found in any damp soil. Andy Murray/chaosofdelight.org, CC BY-NC-ND John Quinton, Lancaster University A…