Fast Company It’s hard to overstate how widespread and calamitous the impacts could be if the system of ocean currents known as the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation were to collapse. Among the many reasons why we ought to cut climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions as quickly and sharply as possible, the …
Hawaiian crow that went extinct in the wild decades ago released on Maui
The Guardian Two female and three male alala released after years of preparation in ongoing effort to return species to its home. A Hawaiian crow in 2016. Photograph: Minden Pictures/Alamy Five Hawaiian crows on Wednesday were released on Maui for the first time as part of an ongoing effort to return …
Streams near farms emit high levels of greenhouse gas, studies find
By Lauren Quinn, Phys.org Zhongjie Yu samples a stream for nitrous oxide. Credit: College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign In the upper reaches of a Minnesota watershed, the water is so full of dissolved nitrous oxide that University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign hydrologist Zhongjie …
Biologists identify traits correlating with all bird extinctions since 1500
By Brian Maffly, Phys.Org A critically endangered ‘Akikiki that study lead author Kyle Kittelberger photographed on Kauai in 2022. Credit: Kyle Kittelberger Looking to inform the conservation of critically endangered bird species, University of Utah biologists have completed an analysis identifying traits that correlate with all 216 bird extinctions since …
Transplanting healthy reef ecosystems to damaged reefs can improve coral health
Phys.Org 3D ceramic tiles with coral fragments in the healthy site in the Gulf of Eilat/Aqaba. These tiles, exhibiting high complexity, are similar to those used in this current work . Credit: Meron Segev A pioneering study has revealed significant improvements in coral health through an innovative approach of transplanting …
Patches of wildflowers in cities can be just as good for insects as natural meadows – study
By Phoebe Weston, The Guardian Researchers found no difference in the diversity of species in urban meadows compared with those in rural settings Wildflowers on College Green in front of Bristol Cathedral, UK. Photograph: Alexander Turner/The Guardian Small patches of wildflowers sown in cities can be a good substitute for a …
Scientists just discovered a sea creature as large as two basketball courts. Here’s what it looks like.
By Benji Jones, Vox It’s the biggest known animal of its kind. A view from above of the newly discovered “mega” coral in the Solomon Islands. Steve Spence/National Geographic Pristine Seas In the warm blue waters of the Solomon Islands, an island chain in the South Pacific, lies one of the …
How gophers brought Mount St. Helens back to life in one day
By Jules Bernstein, Phys.Org On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Mount St. Helens. The bulge and surrounding area slid away in a gigantic rockslide and debris avalanche, releasing pressure, and triggering a major pumice and ash eruption of the volcano. Thirteen-hundred …
The water bubble is about to burst
By Mark-Hans Richer, Fast Company Water quality and scarcity issues are on the rise, but we can help turn back the tide. Photo: 4kodiak/Getty Images The United States has faced various economic bubbles, but one lesser-known phenomenon is taking its toll nationwide: the “water bubble.” Earth has a finite amount …
Swarm of Cod Eat 10 Million Fish in Biggest Feeding Frenzy on Record
Yale Environment 360 Atlantic cod. GRID-Arendal A new study details how, in just a few hours, more than 2 million Atlantic cod consumed 10 million tiny capelin. Scientists say the feeding frenzy is the largest on record, both in terms of the number of fish involved and the area covered. Each …