Global Warming

New research suggests we may have been underestimating the role the ocean plays in soaking up CO2 from the atmosphere

Environment

Study suggests the ocean is soaking up twice as much CO2 as we thought

The world’s oceans play an important role in regulating the balance of CO2 in the atmosphere, but a new study suggests we may have been greatly underestimating the effectiveness of this vast carbon sink.

Each year, the American robin heads north towards Canada and Alaska for a little summer vacation, but it's getting earlier

Biology

American robins head north sooner due to Arctic snow melting earlier

Climate change threatens to shake up the lifestyles of many animals around the world and a new study involving GPS-tagged birds has revealed that for the American robin these wheels are already very much in motion.

Antarctic ecologist and study author Dr Dana Bergstrom at work

Environment

Scientists record Antarctica's first-ever heatwave

A group of Australian scientists stationed in the Antarctic have just reported the continent’s first-ever heatwave, which follows record temperatures on the continent last month and is expected to have significant impacts on the local ecosystem.

Coral bleaching occurs as a result of abnormal sea conditions, such as warmer or colder temperatures

Environment

Great Barrier Reef suffers third severe bleaching event in five years

Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is a prime example of the negative impacts of global warming, having already suffered back-to-back severe mass bleaching events in the past five years. Scientists have this week confirmed it is in the midst of a third

Container ships could be playing a role in the global climate by emitting sulfur into the air

Environment

Shipping emissions may be cooling the planet by modifying clouds

A new study has shown how the world’s shipping is inadvertently serving up a live experiment, quantifying how the clouds modified by pollution they create can block solar energy, and measuring the effect this could be having on global temperatures.

Environment

Total emissions from EVs undercut ICE cars in 95% of the world

Comparing the eco-credentials of electric cars and their gasoline-powered counterparts isn’t as simple as counting the carbon emissions coming (or not) from the tailpipe. New research is claiming to have settled the debate once and for all.

A new study has found that tree and shrub coverage is on the up in the world's savannas and tundras

Environment

Spread of woody plants highlights far-reaching impacts of climate change

As the climate continues to warm it is changing the natural environment in all kinds of ways. A massive study has now revealed global warming is prompting the spread of wooded plant coverage on the world's savannas and tundra.

Scientists behind a new study warn that heat stress could affect billions by the end of this century

Environment

Heat stress may impact over a billion by end of century, study finds

It's safe to say that a warming world is going to lead to greater discomfort for many of its inhabitants, but a new study out of Rutgers University is delving into the details of what this could look like come the end of the century.

The world's tropical forests are rapidly losing their ability to capture carbon, a new study has found

Environment

Study finds tropical forests' ability to capture carbon peaked in 1990s

The ability of the world's tropical forests to sequester carbon dioxide, and by extension play a role in slowing the rate of global warming, is in rapid decline, according to a new study that found it may have actually reached its peak in the 1990s.

Bushfire haze over the Australian state of New South Wales

Environment

Australian summers now a full month longer, says climate change report

A team of researchers looking at the effects of climate change on Australia's seasons have crunched the numbers on the nation's summer start and end points, finding that it now runs for one month longer than the mid-20th century benchmark.

Ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft are much more heavily polluting than private car trips, a new study has found

Urban Transport

Study finds ride-hailing trips result in 69 percent more CO2 emissions

As ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have surged in popularity in the past decade, so too have the emissions arising from the transportation sector, according to a new report from the Union of Concerned Scientists.

An ice core being removed to study historic methane emissions

Environment

Humans responsible for much higher methane emissions than estimated

A new study suggests we may have been severely underestimating the role of human activity in methane emissions, uncovering evidence that levels of human-caused methane are as much as 40 percent higher than previously estimated.