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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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MAR 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
You might think that we pretty much have all the penguin colonies in the world accounted for already. After all, most co ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 04, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 26, 2018Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘marine animals,’ countless examples come to mind, including fish, seabirds, and whal ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 22, 2018Videos
Nerve cells or neurons in the brain carry our memories. But how those memories form is still not well understood. One wa ...Written By: Carmen LeitchFEB 20, 2018Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
Access to clean, fresh water is a reality that, unfortunately, not all humans have. Climate change and geographic locati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 12, 2018Plants & Animals
Polar bears are large animals and require vast amounts of energy to survive. Sadly, they might not be catching enough pr ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
According to a report published last week by the US Department of Defense (DoD), almost half of US military sites are un ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanFEB 04, 2018Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 31, 2018Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a hot topic (literally), but sometimes it’s hard to get past the doomsday media and understand t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 30, 2018Earth & The Environment
So, you’ve decided to go green and buy an electric vehicle – or EV, as those techies call them. You’re ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 29, 2018Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 29, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications sheds light on the interconnectedness of ocean currents and r ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2018Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 22, 2018Microbiology
The Pentagon, the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace have something curious in common.Written By: Carmen LeitchJAN 18, 2018Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 17, 2018Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 14, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study recently published in Nature Climate Change has looked at changes seen in apparent temperature (AP), which i ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 10, 2018Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 07, 2018Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 05, 2018Technology
Microsoft's AI for Earth, a program with the goal of using AI to address environmental challenges, launched six months b ...Written By: Julia TraversJAN 01, 2018Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 28, 2017Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You may have heard about carbon finance schemes. They’re systems set up to incentivize keeping trees in the ground
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might think that we pretty much have all the penguin colonies in the world accounted for already. After all, most co
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 04, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study that looked at fossilized plant leaf waxes may provide new insight into historical climate patterns which we
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 26, 2018
Plants & Animals
When you hear the term ‘marine animals,’ countless examples come to mind, including fish, seabirds, and whal
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 22, 2018
Videos
Nerve cells or neurons in the brain carry our memories. But how those memories form is still not well understood. One wa
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
FEB 20, 2018
Plants & Animals
You’ve already heard the stories about how sea ice loss impacts polar bears in the Arctic, but have you heard the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Access to clean, fresh water is a reality that, unfortunately, not all humans have. Climate change and geographic locati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 12, 2018
Plants & Animals
Polar bears are large animals and require vast amounts of energy to survive. Sadly, they might not be catching enough pr
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
According to a report published last week by the US Department of Defense (DoD), almost half of US military sites are un
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
FEB 04, 2018
Microbiology
Canadian researchers have found that Arctic ponds may be a source of carbon that could contribute to climate change.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 31, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Climate change is a hot topic (literally), but sometimes it’s hard to get past the doomsday media and understand t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
So, you’ve decided to go green and buy an electric vehicle – or EV, as those techies call them. You’re
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 29, 2018
Plants & Animals
Leatherback sea turtles are some of the world’s largest, and they exist all around the globe. Nevertheless, United
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 29, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in the journal Nature Communications sheds light on the interconnectedness of ocean currents and r
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2018
Earth & The Environment
You might not think of trees as being a fire hazard, but new research from a peatland in Alberta, Canada shows otherwise
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 22, 2018
Microbiology
The Pentagon, the Empire State Building and Buckingham Palace have something curious in common.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
JAN 18, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Does climate change keep you up at night? Between thinking about wildfires and ocean acidification and starving polar be
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 17, 2018
Plants & Animals
Back in 2015, a population of roughly 200,000 saiga antelopes (Saiga tatarica) dropped dead in Kazakhstan for seemingly
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 14, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study recently published in Nature Climate Change has looked at changes seen in apparent temperature (AP), which i
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 10, 2018
Plants & Animals
Successful reproduction of any animal species entails a delicate balance of males and females. Unfortunately, a new stud
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 07, 2018
Earth & The Environment
To add another problem to ocean life, on top of plastic waste and overfishing, let’s introduce dead zones! Dead zo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JAN 05, 2018
Technology
Microsoft's AI for Earth, a program with the goal of using AI to address environmental challenges, launched six months b
...
Written By:
Julia Travers
JAN 01, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Everyone loves a good Caribbean getaway, especially with the cold-streak that some of us up North are having. But how mu
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 28, 2017
Earth & The Environment
With all the forest fires going on in California as well as other parts of the world, it’s critically relevant to
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan