Science & Tech Spotlight: Ocean Warming | U.S. GAO Skip to main content Fast Facts The ocean is storing much of Earth’s excess heat. The resulting ocean warming contributes to problems such as rising sea level, ice-sheet melting, and coral bleaching. This Spotlight report covers these and other issues, including effects on coastal communities and…

The icon indicates free access to the linked research on JSTOR. The Sun is a giant sphere of plasma. Temperatures at its core exceed 10 million° C, and they drop to about 5,500° C at the surface. Densities at the solar core are also extreme, reaching more than 20 times the density of solid iron.…

November 30, 2023 —  Martin Entz’s love of agriculture was first nurtured in his early years spending his summers at his grandparents’ farm.   “I remember cultivating fields when I was a teenager. I saw the cultivator turn over the soil and wondered about how it all worked. I thought how do soils interact with plants?…

Show Notes Climate change can feel like an impossible crisis these days. Every week there is some new report about the irreversible damage we’re doing to our planet and the havoc it will bring to people’s lives. We all know cutting emissions is the solution, yet governments and companies seem no closer to meeting the goals that scientists say…

Scotland’s creel fishermen are determined to reduce the entanglement of whales and basking sharks in their gear. Nature Heroes – 30 November

In 2023, wildfires ravaged communities in Canada, Hawaii and elsewhere across the globe. Illustration by Emily Lankiewicz The 2023 United Nations climate change conference, known as COP28, begins today in the United Arab Emirates. A new topic on the agenda this year is how wildfires are emerging as a serious health risk not just to…

Although it is said that humans can never out-create nature, Van Herpen shows a determination to do so, but with a certain mortal humility rather than artistic hubris. “When it comes to the intention and the effort and the love that goes into something, then I think that humans can be as good as nature,”…

It’s hard to walk a block or finish a morning coffee without encountering some system that attempts to tell you what to read, what to buy, how to lose weight or prevent dementia or tweak your decisions in other specific ways. My watch constantly buzzes with “relax reminders.” The number of calories appears next to…

A new scenario-modelling facility that aims to accelerate regional cooperation on nature-based carbon projects across Southeast Asia was launched today at COP28, the United Nations climate change conference, during a panel at the Singapore Pavilion titled ‘Beyond Borders: Harnessing greater mitigation opportunities through international cooperation’. The S$1 million NUS Decision Theatre was developed by the…