According to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, “without … a sharp decline in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, global warming will surpass 1.5 [degrees Celsius] in the following decades, leading to irreversible loss of the most fragile ecosystems, and crisis after crisis for the most vulnerable people and societies.” As 2030 fast […]
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Coral reefs are not only beautiful scapes of nature but also home to the most diverse ecosystems in the marine world. Being the home of thousands of fish, hundreds of corals, and many other various organisms, scientists have been investigating ways to combat the dangers to the reefs caused by global climate change. A currently
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In the summer of 2021, a group of snorkelers accidentally discovered one of the oldest and largest coral colonies in the world. Located off of the coast of Golboodi, one of many Palm Islands in Queensland, Australia, this coral was named Muga dhambi, which means “big coral” in the language of the indigenous Manbarra people.
Buildings generate close to 40 percent of annual global carbon dioxide emissions. How we build and what we build with require major rethinking. The solution is more than slapping a green roof on your building or putting solar panels on your roof. It is about your building materials, from where they are extracted, and what
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Morning glories bloom in a new year, and riparian trees paint canyon walls green. Sonoran green toads screech as they start their breeding season just as hummingbirds migrate to follow the nectar in new blossoms. Soon, prickly pear cactus fruit will ripen into their famous bright-red flowers. These are just some of the beautiful sights
Diametric disasters: Effects of climate change on monsoons in the southwest U.S. Read More »
From cow-print phone cases and jackets to “drink milk” posters to paintings illustrating herd-speckled landscapes, dairy cows are among people’s favorite creatures. Affection toward these docile animals is clear, but what do their lives really look like? It’s not all scenic red barns and grazing. Dairy cows go through several major life transitions, and cattle
Moo-ving about: The transitional lives of dairy cows Read More »
Sixty-five million years ago — a time popularized by shows and movies like “The Land Before Time” and “Jurassic Park”. With that being said, we often think of dinosaurs through their remains: fossils, fragments of bone, and skeletons encapsulated in rocks and dust, providing a glimpse into the past. However, what if we could view
Mass extinction? They were born ready. Read More »
What if there was a way to track the entire record of Earth’s climate, from hundreds of thousands of years ago to the present day? Deep within the immense masses of ice comprising Earth’s most remote glaciers lie clues into the past and future of climate change. Similar to looking at the individual rings of
A Record of Earth: Uncovering the Importance of Ice Cores Read More »
People tend to paint the Arctic as a barren landscape, quiet and untouched by human activity. The reality, however, is that these supposedly isolated ecosystems are suffering from the actions of humans living thousands of miles away. The harmful contaminants that are produced by industrial processes travel to the Arctic and pollute the ice, air,
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