Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant speciesScience
SourceAugust 2, 2024
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Combined effects of plastic pollution and seawater flooding amplify threats to coastal plant species
By Alan Williams | University of Plymouth Two of the planet’s more pressing environmental stressors have the potential to alter the growth and reproductive output…

Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planetClimateScience
SourceJuly 15, 2024
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Loss of oxygen in lakes and oceans a major threat to ecosystems, society, and planet
By Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Oxygen is a fundamental requirement of life, and the loss of oxygen in water, referred to as aquatic deoxygenation, is a…

Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenarioScience
SourceJuly 3, 2024
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Shark hatching success drops from 82% to 11% in climate change scenario
By Society for Experimental Biology New experimental research shows that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification could lead to a catastrophic decrease in…

Climate change accelerates emergence of insectsClimateScience
SourceJune 24, 2024
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Climate change accelerates emergence of insects
By Jess Whitty | La Trobe University Researchers at La Trobe University’s Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems have exposed the hidden consequences of climate change on…

When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate changeClimateScience
SourceJune 20, 2024
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When in drought: Researchers map which parts of the Amazon are most vulnerable to climate change
By Mikayla Mace Kelley, University of Arizona In the late 2000s, Scott Saleska noticed something strange going on in the Amazon rainforest. In 2005, a…

Fishy parenting? Punishing offspring encourages cooperationNewsScience
SourceJune 18, 2024
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Fishy parenting? Punishing offspring encourages cooperation
By Osaka Metropolitan University While there is an increasing consensus among humans that corporal discipline of children does more harm than good, fish may disagree.…

Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees passScience
SourceJune 14, 2024
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Millions of insects migrate through 30-metre Pyrenees pass
By Alex Morrison, University of Exeter Over 17 million insects migrate each year through a single mountain pass on the border between France and Spain,…
