How does the environment respond to humans? Archives

Researchers in China developed a rapid, solar-driven process that transforms waste polystyrene and excess sulfur into chemicals used in…

Researchers found that the 2023 El Niño event was fueled primarily by heat stored in the ocean rather than in Pacific winds.

Scientists found that ants under heat stress were less active, which left their host acacia plants vulnerable to herbivores and other…

Researchers tested plant-based soil remediation methods and found that adding beneficial microbes to copper-contaminated soil improved…

Researchers in the midwestern US measured how much nitrogen corn plants used versus how much remained in the soil, to help farmers maximize…

Scientists demonstrated that polystyrene nanoplastics cause proteins associated with Parkinson's disease to accumulate in mice’s brains.

Researchers demonstrated that microbial DNA from a 300-year-old ice core can help track how microbes respond to global change.

Scientists found that growing fractures caused an East Antarctic ice shelf to collapse.

Scientists modeled forest productivity before and after wildfires. They found that plant regrowth depended on the type of biome and how much…

Researchers modeled groundwater temperature trends from 2000 to 2100. They estimated that groundwater could warm by up to 3.5°C over the…