ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE

Tree Rings, Droughts and Climate Change

Tree rings no longer just speak of the years the tree has lived, they can also be used to tell how long climate change has been causing droughts.

World First Albino Panda Caught on Camera in China

Have you ever seen an albino panda? There’s one in China and it’s all too cute not to cuddle. CHINA -- The scientists of Wolong National Nature Reserve in Sichuan, China, leaked a photo of a giant panda, but it is all-white.

Climate Driving New Right Whale Movement

This research discovered that some of these deep waters have warmed nearly 9 degrees Fahrenheit since 2004, twice as much as the fastest warming waters at the surface

Forest Thinning is a Benefit for Threatened Beetles

Researchers evaluated how management has impacted wood-inhabiting beetles connected with oak trees In Southern Sweden, wood-living beetles that use oak trees are a species-rich and threatened animal group in modern forestry and agriculture.

Reasons Why ‘Green Growth’ Won’t Save the Planet

Green growth may not be the best narrative for contemporary environmental problems. Five reasons 'green growth' won’t save the planet Oliver Taherzadeh, University of Cambridge and Benedict Probst, University of Cambridge Green growth has emerged as the dominant narrative for tackling contemporary environmental problems.

Climate Change Affects the Genetic Diversity of a Species

An analysis of the alpine marmot's genome What effects does climate change have on the genetic diversity of living organisms? In a study led by Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, an international team of researchers studied the genome of the alpine marmot, an ice-age remnant that now lives in large numbers in the high altitude Alpine meadow.

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