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    ‘Coexistence Is Happening’: LA Mountain Lions  Change Their Hours to Avoid Recreationists

    ‘Coexistence Is Happening’: LA Mountain Lions Change Their Hours to Avoid Recreationists

    In a symptom of human development pushing native wildlife further outside their natural habitats, mountain lions living in the greater Los Angeles area have been changing the timing of their activities to avoid interactions with hikers, joggers, cyclists and other recreationists, according to a new study led by researchers at University of California, Davis (UC […]

    NASA Satellites Show Major Drop in Global Freshwater Since 2014

    NASA Satellites Show Major Drop in Global Freshwater Since 2014

    Using data from NASA Satellites, a research team of international scientists has observed a sudden drop in freshwater that started in 2014 and has persisted since then. The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites revealed a drastic decline in global terrestrial water storage, or TWS, between May 2014 and March 2016. The scientists warned […]

    Is It Still Possible to Limit Warming to 1.5°C?

    Is It Still Possible to Limit Warming to 1.5°C?

    As world leaders gather at COP29 in Azerbaijan to discuss climate action, scientists are questioning whether keeping global warming limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial averages is even still within reach. Already, warming is slated to be above 1.5 degrees Celsius for the 2024 calendar year for the first time, according to a recent […]

    ‘These Organisms Are Like Sentinels’: Changing Oceans Threaten Plankton Species

    ‘These Organisms Are Like Sentinels’: Changing Oceans Threaten Plankton Species

    According to a new study, some plankton species may face changing environmental conditions by 2100 that could impact marine ecosystems and the ocean’s capacity for storing carbon. Planktonic foraminifera — single-celled organisms who live in seawater — are under threat from warming oceans, a press release from the Max Planck Society said. In tropical regions, […]