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Climate Change: a change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns when that change lasts for an extended period of time (i.e., decades to millions of years). Climate change may refer to a change in average weather conditions, or in the time variation of weather around longer-term average conditions (i.e., more or fewer extreme weather events). Climate change is caused by factors such as biotic processes, variations in solar radiation received by Earth, plate tectonics, and volcanic eruptions. Certain human activities have been identified as primary causes of ongoing climate change, often referred to as global warming.
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MAY 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Maine has taken a significant step to battle the generation of waste products: banning Styrofoam. The bill, which was si ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
As summer temperatures begin to rise, city dwellers face the task of keeping cool—mentally and physically. Defined ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 29, 2019Genetics & Genomics
One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal ...Written By: Annie LennonAPR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it brought along record-breaking rainfall, the ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 22, 2019Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 16, 2019Earth & The Environment
A study recently published in Environmental Research Letters revealed increasing air temperatures—closely followed ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Recent research has revealed a new development that may take us closer to an ice-free Arctic summer. Scientists consider ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
The creation of low-cost and low-energy building materials is increasingly important due to recent surges in economic de ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2018 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report. The IEA is an int ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
After two years of extensive research, a team of international researchers has determined the exact location from which ...Written By: Tiffany DazetAPR 01, 2019Earth & The Environment
Economic concerns, rather than environmental or regulatory, may be the key factor in replacing coal-generated electricit ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
A small Southern California town is experiencing an extraordinary poppy super bloom, thanks to an unusually wet and cold ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
The U.K. is facing a severe water crisis. At the Waterwise Conference in London this week, Sir James Bevan—the chi ...Written By: Tiffany DazetMAR 20, 2019Earth & The Environment
Devastation hit southern Africa from Cyclone Idai last week, which struck Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe and continues ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 19, 2019Earth & The Environment
Flooding in the Midwest has reached dangerous levels, with the death toll currently at three people and another two miss ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 18, 2019Microbiology
K. stuttgartiensis is a model anammox microorganism - it's an anaerobic bacterium that oxidizes ammonia / Image: Laura v ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 17, 2019Earth & The Environment
Young environmental activists around the world walked out of their classes on Friday to protest inaction on the behalf o ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 11, 2019Earth & The Environment
Tidal marshes are a unique environment and only very specifically adapted species are able to survive in coastal marshla ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 10, 2019Earth & The Environment
New concern for the Arctic has popped up following a recent study published in the journal The Cryosphere. The research ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2019Videos
The global population is currently 7.7 billion (though you'll note that it was 7.6 billion at the time that this vid ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 05, 2019Earth & The Environment
It makes sense that the more precipitation a winter brings, the less severe the following wildfire season will be. After ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2019Plants & Animals
Wildlife experts were both shocked and confused last week when a massive and unidentified fish measuring nearly seven fe ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 03, 2019Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Maine has taken a significant step to battle the generation of waste products: banning Styrofoam. The bill, which was si
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
As summer temperatures begin to rise, city dwellers face the task of keeping cool—mentally and physically. Defined
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 29, 2019
Genetics & Genomics
One of the most defining characteristics of a human is their voice: its pitch, how it resonates and of course, the vocal
...
Written By:
Annie Lennon
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When Hurricane Maria hit the island of Puerto Rico in September of 2017, it brought along record-breaking rainfall, the
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 22, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The worldwide celebration of Earth Day began on April 22, 1970, when people rallied together to protest the declining bi
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 16, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A study recently published in Environmental Research Letters revealed increasing air temperatures—closely followed
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Recent research has revealed a new development that may take us closer to an ice-free Arctic summer. Scientists consider
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The creation of low-cost and low-energy building materials is increasingly important due to recent surges in economic de
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Last week the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its 2018 Global Energy and CO2 Status Report. The IEA is an int
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
After two years of extensive research, a team of international researchers has determined the exact location from which
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
APR 01, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Economic concerns, rather than environmental or regulatory, may be the key factor in replacing coal-generated electricit
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
When we burn fossil fuels for energy, such as coal, oil or natural gas, carbon dioxide (CO2) is released into the atmosp
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
A small Southern California town is experiencing an extraordinary poppy super bloom, thanks to an unusually wet and cold
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
The U.K. is facing a severe water crisis. At the Waterwise Conference in London this week, Sir James Bevan—the chi
...
Written By:
Tiffany Dazet
MAR 20, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Devastation hit southern Africa from Cyclone Idai last week, which struck Mozambique, Malawi, and Zimbabwe and continues
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 19, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Flooding in the Midwest has reached dangerous levels, with the death toll currently at three people and another two miss
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 18, 2019
Microbiology
K. stuttgartiensis is a model anammox microorganism - it's an anaerobic bacterium that oxidizes ammonia / Image: Laura v
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 17, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Young environmental activists around the world walked out of their classes on Friday to protest inaction on the behalf o
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 11, 2019
Earth & The Environment
Tidal marshes are a unique environment and only very specifically adapted species are able to survive in coastal marshla
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 10, 2019
Earth & The Environment
New concern for the Arctic has popped up following a recent study published in the journal The Cryosphere. The research
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2019
Videos
The global population is currently 7.7 billion (though you'll note that it was 7.6 billion at the time that this vid
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 05, 2019
Earth & The Environment
It makes sense that the more precipitation a winter brings, the less severe the following wildfire season will be. After
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2019
Plants & Animals
Wildlife experts were both shocked and confused last week when a massive and unidentified fish measuring nearly seven fe
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 03, 2019
Microbiology
This work shows how weather data can be used to prevent future disease outbreaks from happening.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch