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The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Hamish Clarke, The University of Melbourne We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests…
The climate crisis is fuelling extreme fires across the planet
Hamish Clarke, The University of Melbourne We’ve all seen the alarming images. Smoke belching from the thick forests…
Vanishing waters in a warming world
In some places, the Caspian Sea has already retreated 50km. S. Melkin / shutterstock Will de Freitas, The…
New 30-year data shows ocean mass drives sea level rise
A new 30-year analysis of satellite data confirms that increasing ocean mass from melting land ice is the primary driver of global sea level rise.
Climate action can feel slow – but the fastest energy leap in history has begun
Mexico’s Villanueva solar farm is one of the largest in the Americas. Alfredo Estrella/Getty Peter Newman, Curtin University…
Sharks now roam the open ocean. But for 200 million years, they only lived near the sea floor
Michael Worden/Unsplash Joel Gayford, James Cook University When you picture a shark, you probably think of a large,…
High-tech plans to save polar ice will fail, new research finds
Derek Oyen/Unsplash Steven Chown, Monash University Our planet continues to warm because of greenhouse gas emissions from human…
Review: Human pollution fuels record Sargassum seaweed blooms
A landmark 40-year review reveals how nutrient pollution from human activity has dramatically increased the nitrogen content in Sargassum, fueling massive seaweed blooms across the Atlantic Ocean.
How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity
Researchers used environmental RNA in water from Lake Hertel near Montréal to monitor aquatic biodiversity. (Jiaqian AirplaneFan), CC…
New finds shed light on Canopus – the ancient Egyptian port city lost to the sea
Claire Isabella Gilmour, University of Bristol This year has seen a number of artefacts recovered from the Mediterranean…