How Arctic landscapes and Canadian cityscapes share a similar pattern

Oct 09, 2023 13:06 pm UTC| Nature

The year 2023 has been one of extremes, from heatwaves that baked millions across the globe and made the summer the worlds hottest on record to the fires that forced tens of thousands to evacuate across Western Canada....

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6 reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now

Oct 09, 2023 13:04 pm UTC| Nature

The world is very warm right now. Were not only seeing record temperatures, but the records are being broken by record-wide margins. Take the preliminary September global-average temperature anomaly of 1.7C above...

Bison are sacred to Native Americans − but each tribe has its own special relationship to them

Oct 09, 2023 12:56 pm UTC| Nature

The American bison, or American buffalo as they are commonly called, were once close to extinction. Their numbers dropped from 30-60 million to around 500 because of overhunting in the 19th century. But they made an...

Discovery of half-a-million-year-old wooden structure shows we're wrong to underestimate our ancient relatives

Oct 09, 2023 12:55 pm UTC| Nature

To most people, complex technologies separate modern humans from their ancestors who lived in the Stone Age, thousands or hundreds of thousands of years ago. In todays fast changing world, older technologies, even those...

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New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat

Oct 09, 2023 03:46 am UTC| Nature Politics

It may have been largely overlooked in the election debates, but New Zealands greenhouse gas emissions are finally on the way down. Annual emissions of carbon dioxide from the burning of fossil fuels are the lowest...

There's a hidden source of excess nutrients suffocating the Great Barrier Reef. We found it

Oct 09, 2023 03:46 am UTC| Nature

The Great Barrier Reef is one of Australias most important environmental and economic assets. It is estimated to contribute A$56 billion per year and supports about 64,000 full-time jobs, according to the Great Barrier...

Polar bears may struggle to produce milk for their cubs as climate change melts sea ice

Oct 06, 2023 07:04 am UTC| Nature

When sea ice melts, polar bears must move onto land for several months without access to food. This fasting period is challenging for all bears, but particularly for polar bear mothers who are nursing cubs. Our...