NATURE
Ancient tundra found under Greenland ice
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
An international team of scientists has discovered an ancient tundra landscape preserved under the Greenland Ice Sheet
Lava mystery solved
Jun 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
New study by researchers from Michigan State University solves long-standing mystery about the source of massive lava flows in Africa
Climate change is good news for one British bird
May 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
A new study has found that long-tailed tits may benefit from climate change
Great crested dancers
May 01, 2014
Written by
Keith Wilson
Hunted almost to extinction in the UK during the 19th century, the great crested grebe has undergone a remarkable recovery – good news for photographers hoping to capture its ‘weed dance’
Gem discovery points to water deep below Earth's crust
May 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
The discovery of the first terrestrial sample of a water-rich mineral has yielded new evidence that large volumes of water could exist deep within the Earth
Baltic Sea oxygen depletion worsening
May 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
Oxygen depletion in the Baltic Sea is ten times worse now than it was 100 years ago, the result of nutrient inflows from the land
African dust affects India's rainfall
May 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
New study published in Nature Geoscience establishes link between atmospheric dust and strength of monsoon rains falling on Indian subcontinent
Antarctic glaciers accelerating
May 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has found that six massive glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more rapidly than they did 40 years ago, resulting in an increased discharge of ice into the ocean
Entire Greenland ice sheet now unstable
May 01, 2014
Written by
Harley Rustad
The last remaining stable region of the Greenland ice sheet is no longer stable, according to a new study published in Nature Climate Change
Tectonics versus twitter
May 01, 2014
Written by
Daniel Allen
Residents on the slopes of Indonesia’s volatile Mount Merapi are employing an innovative, high-tech approach to disaster prevention and relief
Malaria origin updated
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study has rewritten the origin story for Plasmodium vivax, the second-worst malaria parasite of humans
A green and melting land
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Keith Wilson
Whether it’s the spectacle of a calving iceberg, the fantastic array of wildlife or the sheer vastness of the landscape, Greenland offers a range of unique opportunities for photographers
Warm river water melting Arctic sea ice
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new NASA study has found that the heat from warm river water draining into the Arctic Ocean is contributing to the melting of Arctic sea ice each summer
Equatorial fish at risk as water warms
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Charlie Furniss
Climate change is threatening the survival of fish that live near the equator, according to a new study by scientists at James Cook University in Queensland
Volcanoes contributed to warming hiatus
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Charlie Furniss
Volcanic eruptions that took place during the early part of the 21st century have contributed to the hiatus in global warming
Trade winds cause hiatus
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Olivia Edward
A new study published in Nature Climate Change suggests that an unprecedented strengthening of the equatorial trade winds has played a major role in the observed pause in surface warming
More hot days in hot regions
Apr 01, 2014
Written by
Charlie Furniss
Extremely hot temperatures over land have increased in number and area, despite the hiatus in global warming, according to a new study
Unnatural acts
Mar 01, 2014
Written by
Geordie Torr
From the arrival of the first snowdrop to the fall of the last autumn leaf, the timing of seasonal events is changing, as are the ranges of countless species, all evidence of climate change’s impact on the natural world
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