This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication proofread Giant galactic explosion exposes galaxy pollution in action A team of international researchers studied galaxy NGC 4383, in the nearby Virgo cluster, revealing a gas outflow so…
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Australian schoolchildren are asking existential questions about climate change
Researchers say Australian schoolchildren are asking if it’s ‘too late’ to halt climate change By Hannah Murphy A new study has offered a unique insight into the thoughts of Australian schoolchildren on climate change, with many expressing “existential concerns” and a need from the country’s policymakers to slow its impact on their futures. The study…
In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton’s seasonal presence
This article has been reviewed according to Science X’s editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content’s credibility: fact-checked peer-reviewed publication trusted source proofread In Lake Erie, climate change scrambles zooplankton’s seasonal presence A new analysis of zooplankton in western Lake Erie shows that their biomass and seasonal behavioral…
Scientists now say you should eat snakes to ‘save the planet’ from climate change | Blaze Media
Mark Kostich via iStock / Getty Images Plus © 2024 Blaze Media LLC. All rights reserved. Scientists now say you should eat snakes to ‘save the planet’ from climate change March 17, 2024 For more than a decade, people have been told to eat bugs to combat climate change. The hot new food source to…
Oops, Scientists May Have Miscalculated Our Global Warming Timeline
The Paris Climate Accords in 2015 set an ambitious (and necessary) goal of keeping global temperatures at 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temps. But a new study says we might’ve blown past that threshold several years ago. A new study from University Western Australia Oceans Institute studied long-lived Caribbean sclerosponges and created an ocean temperature…
How climate change affects life in the U.S. : NPR
Climate change causes tens of billions of dollars in economic damage in the United States every year, according to a new assessment. Many survivors of climate-driven disasters, including hurricanes, floods and wildfires, struggle for months or even years to repair their homes or find new stable housing. Here, a Louisiana home damaged by a hurricane…
UN warns humanity facing threats from space, climate change, but it’s not too late to act – ABC News
Numerous global systems humans rely on for survival — including ecosystems, groundwater, insurance and the space industry — are on the precipice of catastrophic tipping points, according to a new report by the United Nations University. The report says the world is “perilously close” to triggering these tipping points that could have “irreversible, catastrophic impacts for people and the…
Microplastics detected in clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains | Air pollution | The Guardian
Microplastics have been found everywhere from the oceans’ depths to the Antarctic ice, and now new research has detected it in an alarming new location – clouds hanging atop two Japanese mountains. The clouds around Japan’s Mount Fuji and Mount Oyama contain concerning levels of the tiny plastic bits, and highlight how the pollution can…
California sues oil giants, claiming they downplayed climate change for decades : NPR
In this aerial picture taken on Aug. 21, a vehicle drives through floodwaters following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in Thousand Palms, Calif. Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images hide caption In this aerial picture taken on Aug. 21, a vehicle drives through floodwaters following heavy rains from Tropical Storm Hilary in Thousand Palms, Calif….
Climate change fuelling Antarctic emperor penguin population losses
As the world goes through what some scientists believe to be its hottest year on record, emperor penguin populations in the Antarctic are suffering catastrophic losses, with no chicks surviving the spring of 2022 in four of five colonies observed for a new study. The loss of the chicks coincides with record low sea ice…
