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Global Warming
Global Warming: the observed century-scale rise in the average temperature of the Earth's climate system and its related effects. Seen as a gradual increase in the overall temperature of the earth's atmosphere generally attributed to the greenhouse effect caused by increased levels of carbon dioxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and other pollutants. Multiple lines of scientific evidence show that the climate system is warming. Many of the observed changes since the 1950s are unprecedented in the instrumental temperature record which extends back to the mid-19th century, and in paleoclimate proxy records covering thousands of years.
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JUN 18, 2018Technology
As desertification advances, the rich lands and cultures of oases are vanishing.Written By: Julia TraversJUN 12, 2018Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences combined empirical models of maize production w ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJUN 09, 2018Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 26, 2018Technology
Pavegen tech uses the energy of walking to store and supply power in urban environments.Written By: Julia TraversAPR 23, 2018Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover about a quarter of the world’s land and are the most agriculturally important biome. Though they ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 13, 2018Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 09, 2018Earth & The Environment
On a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, I visited the Mesoamerican Reef, which stretches 600 miles from the Yucatan t ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanAPR 04, 2018Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 03, 2018Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, but they’re experiencing rather tough ti ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 30, 2018Earth & The Environment
Sandhill Cranes are categorized as climate threatened in Audubon's climate report.Written By: Julia TraversMAR 26, 2018Videos
The Moon is the brightest object in the night sky when visible, and it's just as mysterious as it is captivating. But ha ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 21, 2018Technology
The Story of an Urban Forest Strategy's Tree-Email ExchangeWritten By: Julia TraversMAR 16, 2018Technology
With the use of specialized satellites, companies and governments can keep careful tabs on emissions.Written By: Julia TraversJAN 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 09, 2018Videos
Planetary scientists have long thought that Pluto would have a surface temperature of about -279º Fahrenheit, but the Ne ...Written By: Anthony BouchardJAN 06, 2018Earth & The Environment
So, if we call it global warming, why is it so darn cold out? That’s a question that a lot of people have been ask ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanJAN 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 25, 2017Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca ...Written By: Carmen LeitchDEC 07, 2017Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanDEC 04, 2017Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists shed light on the oceanic conditions that have allowe ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanNOV 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide ...Written By: Carmen LeitchOCT 08, 2017Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanSEP 26, 2017Earth & The Environment
Sometimes people criticize the coined term, “global warming,” because not everywhere is experiencing the so- ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 18, 2018
Technology
As desertification advances, the rich lands and cultures of oases are vanishing.
Written By:
Julia Travers
JUN 12, 2018
Earth & The Environment
A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences combined empirical models of maize production w
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
JUN 09, 2018
Genetics & Genomics
Cutting-edge technologies have allowed researchers to distinguish between the DNA of coral, and its symbiotic partner.
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 26, 2018
Technology
Pavegen tech uses the energy of walking to store and supply power in urban environments.
Written By:
Julia Travers
APR 23, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Grasslands cover about a quarter of the world’s land and are the most agriculturally important biome. Though they
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 13, 2018
Earth & The Environment
What happens when the ocean doesn’t circulate as it should? Though you might not realize it, the natural circulati
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 09, 2018
Earth & The Environment
On a recent trip to the Yucatan Peninsula, I visited the Mesoamerican Reef, which stretches 600 miles from the Yucatan t
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
APR 04, 2018
Plants & Animals
Earth’s mountaintops generally exhibit harsher environmental conditions than we’d anticipate at normal eleva
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 03, 2018
Plants & Animals
Monarch butterflies are some of the world’s most beautiful insects, but they’re experiencing rather tough ti
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 30, 2018
Earth & The Environment
Sandhill Cranes are categorized as climate threatened in Audubon's climate report.
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 26, 2018
Videos
The Moon is the brightest object in the night sky when visible, and it's just as mysterious as it is captivating. But ha
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 21, 2018
Technology
The Story of an Urban Forest Strategy's Tree-Email Exchange
Written By:
Julia Travers
MAR 16, 2018
Technology
With the use of specialized satellites, companies and governments can keep careful tabs on emissions.
Written By:
Julia Travers
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 09, 2018
Videos
Planetary scientists have long thought that Pluto would have a surface temperature of about -279º Fahrenheit, but the Ne
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 06, 2018
Earth & The Environment
So, if we call it global warming, why is it so darn cold out? That’s a question that a lot of people have been ask
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
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 25, 2017
Microbiology
Researchers have been working to try to understand how microorganisms and small animals in soil affect the release of ca
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
DEC 07, 2017
Earth & The Environment
If we could bioengineer drought-resistant plants to survive in semi-arid conditions, what would that mean for drought-ri
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
DEC 04, 2017
Earth & The Environment
In a new study published in the journal Biogeosciences, scientists shed light on the oceanic conditions that have allowe
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
NOV 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Heat waves can be very dangerous, especially to vulnerable groups of the population. They are also on the rise worldwide
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
OCT 08, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Here’s a surprise you would have never seen coming: after a 26 year-long study, scientists have determined that so
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
SEP 26, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Sometimes people criticize the coined term, “global warming,” because not everywhere is experiencing the so-
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan