Environmental Protection
The Amazon’s forests are losing their resilience
Extensive logging and burning may be pushing the Amazon's rainforests towards a tipping point.
Sea levels began to rise during the Industrial Revolution
The global rate of sea-level rise from 1940 to 2000 was faster than all previous 60-year intervals over the past 2,000 years.
Rising sea levels may threaten most of Africa’s heritage sites by 2050
Among the most exposed cultural sites are the iconic ruins of Tipasa in Algeria and Saloum Delta in Senegal and Kunta Kinteh in Gambia.
How climate change impacts volcanic activity
Photo: Pixabay/Julius_Silver As human-made climate change becomes more influential, we can expect to see more extreme responses from our environment. Among these responses is increased volcanic activity. If our world’s conditions stay on their current trajectory, volcanic eruptions will likely
Cod ‘supergenes’ reveal how they are evolving in response to overfishing
Cod “supergenes” could make the fish more resilient to other environmental changes.
Book on climate, human behavior calls for focus on people
Authors of a new book on how heat stress and extreme weather affect the human brain are calling for action to limit violence and conflict.