ecology
- Jan- 2023 -28 JanuaryScience
The American West’s Salt Lakes Are Turning to Dust
This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Last summer, scientists at…
Read More » - 23 JanuaryScience
The World’s Farms Are Hooked on Phosphorus. It’s a Problem
Scientists have been pointing out the “broken” phosphorus cycle for more than a decade: Humanity has unearthed huge quantities of…
Read More » - 14 JanuaryScience
When Did the Anthropocene Actually Begin?
Invasive species introduced by humans to new regions can also be markers, the scientists said. The inadvertent import of alien…
Read More » - 12 JanuaryEurope
Police continue clearing climate activists from German village
German riot police pushed forward on Thursday with the clearance of a condemned village in west Germany, which climate activists…
Read More » - 3 JanuaryScience
Florida Is Fighting to Feed Starving Manatees This Winter
Few vignettes show how much human activity has affected wildlife more than the scene at Florida Power & Light’s plant…
Read More » - Dec- 2022 -31 DecemberSoftware
The Many Metaphors of Metamorphosis – News Opener
As far as metaphors for change go, this is a potent one. Yet when we think about the future and…
Read More » - 31 DecemberScience
Alaska’s Arctic Waterways Are Turning a Foreboding Orange
This story originally appeared on High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Dozens of once crystal-clear…
Read More » - 24 DecemberScience
This Christmas, It’s ‘Firmageddon’ as Climate Change Hits Oregon
This story originally appeared in The Guardian and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Scientists have discovered a record…
Read More » - 17 DecemberScience
The ‘30×30’ Conservation Goal Divides and Inspires at COP15
But others question the mentality of those trying to enforce it—even if it looks good on paper. Lakpa Nuri Sherpa,…
Read More » - 10 DecemberScience
Pink Snow Is Not a Cute Phenomenon—Here’s Why
The scientists used the device to record the snow’s albedo, a measure of what fraction of the sunlight beaming down…
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