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Our toilets can yield excellent alternatives for widespread polluting fertilizers

January 16, 2023 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Scientists show that the yield of cabbages grown on soils supplied with two modern nitrified urine fertilizers recycled from [...]

Flocking to fire: wildfires don’t deter Americans from moving to at-risk regions

December 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image/Shutterstock.com Scientists investigated whether environmental hazards put people off moving to regions at risk and [...]

Vast phytoplankton blooms may be lurking beneath Antarctic ice

November 17, 2022 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Researchers using NASA’s Earth observing system find that Antarctic sea ice allows enough [...]

From ghost gear to microbe memories: 4 Frontiers articles you won’t want to miss

November 4, 2022 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens of [...]

CO2 ventilation breakthrough could turn city rooftops into bumper vegetable gardens

October 24, 2022 // 0 Comments

by Angharad Brewer Gillham, Frontiers science writer Image: Shutterstock.com Scientists find that expelled air from ventilation systems can make corn and spinach grow taller [...]

UK politicians lack awareness of the links between climate change and mental health

September 29, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Lucy T Pirkle from the Department of Brain Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London, UK Image credit: WikiWitch / Wikimedia Commons It’s essential that [...]

Putting sharks on the map: a new standard to identify important, global habitats

September 13, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Tayyibah Aziz, science writer Image: Shutterstock Many existing marine protected areas fail to adequately consider the needs of sharks, rays, and chimaeras, as data about [...]

Worrying finding in California’s multi-billion-dollar climate initiative reveals problem with using forests to offset CO2 emissions

August 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Image: Zack Frank/Shutterstock.com Researchers have found that California’s forest carbon buffer pool, designed to ensure the [...]

Carbon removal using ‘blue carbon’ habitats ‘uncertain and unreliable’

July 28, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Cat Bartman / Media Centre, University of East Anglia Eelgrass beds are a form of Blue Carbon Restoring coastal vegetation – so called ‘blue carbon’ habitats – may [...]

Is declaring a climate emergency enough to stop the climate crisis? What we can learn from the Covid-19 pandemic

July 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Jordi Mazon, David Pino, and Mireia Vinyoles Image: Piyaset/Shutterstock.com Dr. Jordi Mazon is professor of meteorology at the Department of physics in the Technical [...]

Investing only 1% of global GDP into green recovery would immediately cut emissions by up to 8.5%

June 9, 2022 // 0 Comments

Investing only 1% of global GDP into green recovery would immediately cut emissions by up to 8.5%, finds new study in Frontiers in Climate [...]

Climate crisis is driving cousins of The Lion King character to local extinction

May 19, 2022 // 0 Comments

Climate crisis is driving cousins of The Lion King character to local extinction, finds new study published in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]

The hidden effects of deforestation on our planet and 3 other fascinating Frontiers articles you may have missed

April 5, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers Science Communications Manager Image: Shutterstock.com At Frontiers, we bring some of the world’s best research to a global audience. But with tens [...]

Extreme heat harms forest-dwelling bird chicks more than city ones

March 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

Extreme heat harms forest-dwelling bird chicks more than city ones, finds a new study in Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution [...]

New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019

March 15, 2022 // 0 Comments

New high-resolution map shows fires caused one third of global forest loss between 2001 and 2019, published in Frontiers in Remote Sensing [...]

Sharp drop in flower abundance caused by climate crisis will leave pollinators searching further for food

February 23, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Image credit: Ellen D Moss Researchers simulated the warmer, wetter conditions predicted for northern Europe under climate [...]

Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200%-300%, shows new study

February 8, 2022 // 0 Comments

Greenhouse gas emission impact from peatland fires underestimated by 200%-300%, shows new study in Frontiers in Climate [...]

No more ‘We’re going to Ibiza’? Between 56 and 65% of beach area in the Balearic Islands will be permanently lost due to the climate crisis

December 17, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Mischa Dijkstra, Frontiers science writer Image credit: Anna Ok / Shutterstock.com Scientists use complex mathematical modeling of sea states, sea level rise, and local [...]

Tropical cyclones in Asia could double in destructive power under a warming climate, according to new research

November 30, 2021 // 0 Comments

Tropical cyclones in Asia could double in destructive power under a warming climate, according to new research in Frontiers in Earth Science [...]

Estimating the impact of ‘eco’ jet fuel: How much could it reduce CO2 emissions by 2050?

November 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Image: Thiago B Trevisan/Shutterstock.com The aviation sector is seen as a very visible contributor of CO2 emissions globally, but [...]

Restoring our planet: Research Topics on COP26

November 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

With all eyes on the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) this month, we have curated a list of our best Research Topics addressing the four goals of the conference. Explore collections on securing net zero and keeping 1.5 degrees within reach, adapting to protect natural habitats, mobilizing climate finance, and tackling the crisis through collaboration. [...]

Enormous cost of relocating US climate refugees from coastal town a stark example for the whole world, researchers warn

November 8, 2021 // 0 Comments

Enormous cost of relocating US climate refugees from coastal town a stark example for the whole world, researchers warn in Frontiers in Climate [...]

Prof Iain Stewart: “It’s important that challenges to the ‘business as usual’ are not constrained behind a paywall”

September 14, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Prof Iain Stewart, Royal Scientific Society, Amman, Jordan/Colm Gorey, Frontiers science writer Prof Iain Stewart speaking at a conference. Image: Prof Iain Stewart Prof [...]

Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe

September 7, 2021 // 0 Comments

Climate crisis could double frequency of extreme regional summer droughts in Europe, according to new study in Frontiers in Water [...]

Environmental privilege: How recovery and rebuilding after climate disasters favors the wealthy

August 25, 2021 // 0 Comments

Environmental privilege: How recovery and rebuilding after climate disasters favors the wealthy, Frontiers in Sustainable Cities [...]

Three key habitat-building corals face worrying future due to climate crisis

July 19, 2021 // 0 Comments

Three key habitat-building corals face worrying future due to climate crisis, shows new study in Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Just 25 mega-cities produce 52% of the world’s urban greenhouse gas emissions

July 12, 2021 // 0 Comments

Just 25 mega-cities produce 52% of the world’s urban greenhouse gas emissions, finds new study in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities [...]

Hotter, more frequent droughts threaten California’s iconic blue oak forests

June 29, 2021 // 0 Comments

California's blue oak woodlands are threatened by hotter and more frequent extreme droughts due to climate change: Frontiers in Climate [...]

Coral reef restorations can be optimized to reduce flood risk

May 11, 2021 // 0 Comments

New practices for reef restoration can protect coasts floods: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Majority of bird species in Americas could survive climate change, shows study

May 5, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Robert Hanley / Durham University communications team The Arenal Volcano seen from the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Monteverde-Arenal is one of 21 Important Bird and [...]

International Earth Day 2021: Research Topics to Restore Our Earth

April 21, 2021 // 0 Comments

Earth Day 2021’s theme is Restore Our Earth™, which focuses on natural processes, emerging green technologies, and innovative thinking that can restore the world’s ecosystems. Check out our curated list of the best Research Topics addressing these issues! [...]