Scientists have discovered a new ecosystem beneath hydrothermal vents inside cavities of a well-explored undersea volcano. The volcano is located on the East Pacific Rise off the coast of Central America. An international team of scientists from Slovenia, Costa Rica, France, Germany, the Netherlands and the United States, led by Dr. Monika Bright, an ecologist […]
The Open Water Swimming World Cup was canceled in Paris on Sunday after heavy rainfall caused water quality in the Seine to fall below minimum health standards. “World Aquatics is disappointed that water quality in the Seine has resulted in the cancellation of the World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup, but the health of […]
Hundreds of wildfires originating in Canada descended over the midwest and eastern U.S. this June. While some regions in the west and in the south of the country are more accustomed to smoke, orange skies and ash are a new sight for others. As climate change progresses and global temperatures rise, scientists warn that the […]
Quick Key Facts What Are Harmful Algae Blooms? Algae are one species within the protist kingdom of living beings, which is mostly composed of single-celled, microscopic organisms that may share traits with animals, fungi and/or plants. The biological grouping also includes kelp and molds. There are two main groups of algae — seaweeds, or macroalgaes, […]
Tropical forests are the most biologically diverse land-based ecosystems on the planet, sometimes nurturing hundreds of tree species within one square mile. The concentration of diversity is astounding, even to scientists. In a new study conducted in a Panamanian forest, researchers from The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) discovered that adult trees were […]
When you take a dip in the ocean, expecting it to provide a refreshing reprieve from the scorching summer temperatures and it feels like a hot tub, as it did recently in the Florida Keys, something is amiss. According to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, the average global sea surface temperature reached a […]
Canadian wildfires have released 290 megatonnes of carbon emissions from January to July 2023, already breaking the previous annual high of 138 megatonnes of carbon emissions in 2014 by more than double, according to Copernicus Atmospheric Monitoring Service. The emissions for this year are set to keep rising as fires continue to blaze, with fire […]
According to a new report from New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, New York needs to increase its renewable energy capacity by 20 gigawatts by the end of the decade to meet the state goal of 70% electricity from renewable resources by 2030. New York has targeted 70% electricity generation via clean energy sources by […]
California is known for its consistently sunny weather, progressive politics, movie making and the gigantic, rolling waves that crash against its iconic coastline. According to a new study, however, the climate crisis is making those waves even bigger. The study, conducted by Peter Bromirski — University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Scripps Institution of Oceanography […]
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