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Climate study looks at humans' exposure to extreme temperatures during 21st century
Denver is known for its relatively mild climate and its four distinct seasons. It's also known for its temperature fluctuations over the course of a day or even hours. But...
Methane emissions from northern lakes are higher during the daytime
Methane fluxes from lakes are considerably higher during the day than the night, according to a study conducted by LiU researchers. Consequently, the research group says that the contribution of...
North American cold-climate forests are already absorbing less carbon, study shows
Trees are one of humans' biggest allies in the fight against climate change, soaking up around 30% of the carbon we pump into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuel.
Study finds land surface conditions can affect mesoscale convective systems while they are on the move
Ground-breaking scientific research will make it easier to predict the path of some of the world's most powerful storms, enabling communities to better protect themselves from severe flooding.
Watch: Message in a bottle travels from Britain to Massachusetts
A 3-year-old girl visiting a Massachusetts beach with her family made an unusual discovery in the sand -- a message in a bottle that crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 11...
RNC requests fireworks at Washington Monument for convention finale
The Republican National Committee has requested a permit from the National Parks Service to cap off President Donald Trump's acceptance speech with a fireworks display at the Washington Monument on...
US Interior Dept approves oil drilling in Arctic refuge
The US Department of the Interior approved oil and gas drilling on Monday in Alaska's pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Watch: Hawaii surfer's lost board floats 5,200 miles to the Philippines
A Hawaii man who lost his surfboard in the water more than two years ago said the lost item has now been found 5,200 miles away in the Philippines.
Watch: New York's bedbug-sniffing beagles to retire
Officials in New York said the city's two bedbug-sniffing beagles will retire after many years of service.
Montrezl Harrell clears quarantine Monday in time for Clippers' shoot-around
Montrezl Harrell's quarantine ended Monday hours before the Clippers' playoff opener against Dallas. He left the NBA bubble July 17 for a family emergency.
Ocean microbes could interact with pollution to influence climate
Little is known about how gases and aerosols made by ocean microbes affect weather and climate, or how pollution could influence this process. Today, scientists report they've used an 'ocean-in-a-lab'...
NASA sees former Tropical Storm Josephine open into a trough
Tropical Storm Josephine weakened on Aug. 16 in the North Atlantic Ocean and satellite imagery showed the storm had become elongated and stretched out into a trough of low pressure...
A rush is on to mine the deep seabed, with effects on ocean life that aren't well understood
Mining the ocean floor for submerged minerals is a little-known, experimental industry. But soon it will take place on the deep seabed, which belongs to everyone, according to international law.
Scorching temperature in US's Death Valley could be global high
A temperature of 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) recorded in California's Death Valley on Sunday by the US National Weather Service could be the hottest ever measured with modern...
Farmers help grow water plan
Overallocation of surface water for growing food crops is shifting agriculture and other industry to use groundwater—which is much more difficult to measure and monitor.
New research reveals effect of global warming on Greenland ice melt
New analysis of almost 30 years' worth of scientific data on the melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet predicts global sea level rise of at least 10 centimeters by the...
Environment drivers of ecological complexity in marine intertidal communities
Environmental conditions such as sea surface temperature and the occurrence of cold water upwelling events drive the structure of interaction networks in marine intertidal communities via their effects on species...
Scientists further cowpea research--boosting canopy CO2 assimilation, water-use efficiency
New research aimed to determine how much variation exists within diverse cowpea lines' canopy photosynthesis. Results from this study suggest that by optimizing canopy structures, researchers could increase cowpea yields,...
Trump administration signs off on plan to drill in Arctic Wildlife Refuge
The Trump administration finalized a decision Monday to open parts of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling for the first time after more than 30 years of industry lobbying...
Texas hostage standoff ends after 18 hours; 3 police shot
The suspect in a shooting that injured three police officers and a subsequent standoff at a suburban Austin, Texas, home surrendered Monday.
Ohio State star Justin Fields starts petition urging Big Ten to play football this fall
Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields launched a petition Sunday urging the Big Ten to reconsider its decision to postpone the fall football season.
Global Methane Emissions Soaring, But How Much Was Due to Wetlands?
Last month, an international team of scientists, including Berkeley Lab’s William Riley and Qing Zhu, published an update on the global methane budget as part of the Global Carbon Project. They estimated annual global methane emissions...
Unearthing evidence for the origins of plate tectonics
Minerals trapped inside tiny crystals that have survived the grinding of the continents over billions of years may help to reveal the origins of plate tectonics and perhaps even provide...
Going green dramatically benefits businesses – it should be central to their coronavirus recovery strategy
The onset of the pandemic and the ensuing lockdown have imperilled businesses worldwide. It will be tempting for firms to put any commitment to the environment in the back seat...
Search and rescue test sonar technology to locate human bodies under water
AquaEye is a handheld, underwater scanner that uses sonar and artificial intelligence to detect human bodies underwater. Search and rescue groups and the RCMP tested the device on Saturday morning...
New study reveals strength of the deep ocean circulation in the South Atlantic
A new study from oceanographers at NOAA and the University of Miami Rosenstiel School's Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) has for the first time described the daily...
Scientists improve accuracy of lost wetland dataset in China side of Amur River Basin
The floodplains in the Amur River Basin create a corridor of wetlands, without which millions of migratory waterfowls could not reach their breeding grounds on the tundra at the Arctic...
More than half of world's oceans already being affected by climate change
More than 50% of the world's oceans could already be affected by climate change, with this figure rising as high as 80% over the coming decades, a new study has...