Climate change

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Method used to track ants underground could revolutionize how we measure snow depth from space

May 18, 2022 // 0 Comments

By Simona Pesce, Frontiers writer Photo of snow taken by crew of the International Space Station. Image: NASA With the help of some ants, NASA scientists have developed an [...]

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 [...]

Climate crisis is making endangered mountain gorillas more thirsty

March 10, 2022 // 0 Comments

Climate crisis is making endangered mountain gorillas more thirsty, finds a news study in Frontiers in Conservation Science [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Surprising discovery in Arctic songbird may reveal how it survives challenging migrations

October 6, 2021 // 0 Comments

By K.E.D Coan, science writer Snow buntings in winter. Image: Mircea Costina/Shutterstock.com There is still much to learn about how Arctic migratory birds adjust their [...]

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 [...]

Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks

March 24, 2021 // 0 Comments

Deforestation, forest conversion and palm oil plantations linked to disease outbreaks, finds new study in Frontiers in Veterinary Science [...]

Seagrass loss around the UK may be much higher than previously thought

March 4, 2021 // 0 Comments

By Suzanna Burgelman, Frontiers science writer Dogfish between seagrass. Image: Frogfish Photography The United Kingdom (UK) could have lost as much as 92% of historic [...]

Effects of nutrient pollution in marine ecosystems are compounded by human activity

August 17, 2020 // 0 Comments

Climate change worsens effect of eutrophication on coastal ecosystems: Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Bird nests attract flying insects and parasites due to higher levels of carbon dioxide

August 5, 2020 // 0 Comments

By Nora Belblidia, science writer Researchers in Spain have examined bird nests in order to understand how flying insects and parasites detect gases as a way to locate their [...]

Impact of a second Dust Bowl would be felt worldwide

March 20, 2020 // 0 Comments

Catastrophic shock to US agriculture would deplete reserves, including those of other countries: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. [...]

Small marsupials in Australia may struggle to adjust to a warming climate

February 12, 2020 // 0 Comments

Temperature experiments found that a shrew-like species may not be able to respond to prolonged heat waves: Frontiers in Physiology [...]

From microbes all the way to space with Young Minds

November 7, 2019 // 0 Comments

Come aboard our special Young Minds bus and discover the journey along 10 of our articles we have prepared for you. [...]

Hurricane resilience in the Bahamas

October 17, 2019 // 0 Comments

A Stanford-led study suggests ecosystem investments to minimize storm damage; Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Extreme weather caused by climate change has damaged 45% of Australia’s coastal habitat

October 16, 2019 // 1 Comment

Researchers examined the cumulative impacts of recent extreme climate events on marine habitats around Australia; Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

New insight from Great Barrier Reef coral provides correction factor to climate records

September 6, 2019 // 0 Comments

Researchers have fine-tuned the records used to make global climate predictions using high-resolution microscopic techniques and geochemical modeling; Frontiers in Marine Science [...]

Marching for climate change may sway people’s beliefs and actions

August 26, 2019 // 0 Comments

US climate marches increased optimism about people's ability to work together to address climate change, according to a survey of bystanders; Frontiers in Communication [...]

The geoengineering of consent: how conspiracists dominate YouTube climate science content

July 25, 2019 // 0 Comments

Most YouTube videos relating to climate change prevention oppose scientific consensus and hijack technical terms to appear credible, says study; Frontiers in Communication [...]

Edible insects? Lab-grown meat? The real future food is lab-grown insect meat

June 3, 2019 // 0 Comments

Lab-grown insect meat – fed on plants, and genetically modified for maximum growth, nutrition and flavor – could be a superior green alternative for high volume, [...]

Vietnam can reduce emissions, save $2.3 billion by 2030 in agriculture, forestry and land use

May 24, 2019 // 0 Comments

Through cost-saving practices for coffee, rice, corn and livestock production, Vietnam can take steps to meet Paris Agreement commitments, says a study that highlights climate action potential for agriculture, forestry and land use in SE Asia; Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems [...]