Scientists collected video from 20 bears during ice-free months to understand whether the animals can survive longer periods on land in a warming world.
Tag: Nature Climate Change (Journal)
Scientists Use Sea Sponges to Study Global Warming Back to 1700
Research on a long-lived but rarely seen species in the Caribbean is helping scientists piece together a revised history of climate change.
Carbon Emissions Budget to Hit Paris Accord Goals Is Now Smaller
Limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius would be harder than ever, new calculations show, but less ambitious targets are still in reach.
Greenland’s Melting Ice Sheet Could Raise Sea Levels by Nearly a Foot: Study
The study reached a more drastic conclusion than earlier assessments in part because it used a different method to gauge ice loss.
Amazon Rainforest May Be Approaching a Critical Tipping Point, Study Finds
The region is nearing a threshold beyond which its forests may be replaced by grasslands, with huge repercussions for biodiversity and climate change.
Global Warming Shifts Arctic Climate From Ice and Snow to Water and Rain
Open water and rain, rather than ice and snow, are becoming typical of the region, a new study has found.
Ocean Heat Waves Are Threatening Marine Life
Scientists say the heat waves are becoming more common and longer, and are killing off the species that underpin many marine ecosystems.
Scientists Find Some Hope for Coral Reefs: The Strong May Survive
Global warming is ravaging coral, including at the Great Barrier Reef. But it may serve as “one enormous natural selection event,” a researcher said.