NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE, United Kingdom — If you think it’s been unusually warm over the last few years, you haven’t been imaging it. The seven most severe years of polar ice sheet melting ever recorded have all taken place within the last decade, new research shows. Between 1992 and 2020, the ice sheets shed an astounding 7.6 …
HANOVER, N.H. — The era of the shorter professional athlete could be ending due to global warming, a new study explains. While there are plenty of examples of talented athletes well under six feet, like soccer megastar Lionel Messi and baseball legend Yogi Berra, researchers at Dartmouth have found that climate change is favoring taller, leaner …
EXETER, United Kingdom — The twilight zone is in danger, and we’re not talking about the old TV show. Stretching all over the globe, the ocean’s “twilight zone” lies anywhere from 600 to 3,300 feet below the ocean surface. That twilight zone resides just beyond the reach of sunlight and contains many bioluminescent fish, other organisms, …
NEW YORK — Just as the popular retail motto says “you break it, you buy it,” there may be pressure on corporations to adopt a similar philosophy. “You make it, you recycle it” should be the modern-day responsibility for corporations, according to a new survey. Half of Americans claim major companies need to be accountable …
BRISTOL, United Kingdom — Earth is heating up. Summers all over the world have become longer and more intense in recent years, with sweltering heatwaves suddenly becoming the new normal. Now, researchers from the University of Bristol have identified regions all over the world that are most vulnerable to the devastating effects of these scorching …
GRONINGEN, Netherlands — The majority of people feel climate change is “psychologically close” to them, a new study reveals. Researchers in the Netherlands note that both independent groups and government agencies often operate under the assumption that people see climate change as a problem affecting distant regions far in the future and don’t have the …
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom — Concerning new research finds that flash droughts have become more common in recent years due to climate change. Even worse, this trend is only expected to intensify as our planet continues to warm. The opposite of a flash flood, a “flash drought” refers to either the rapid onset or intensification of a …
HANOVER, N.H. — Baseball is back, and home runs are already flying out of the park. So, should we credit bad pitching or good hitting for this? A new study says the real cause of the power surge in Major League Baseball may actually be climate change! Researchers at Dartmouth College suggest that more than …
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The protection of planet Earth shouldn’t be a political issue, but the debate surrounding climate change often seems to break down along party lines. It’s no secret that conservatives are generally less likely to adopt a “green” attitude, but new research shows that it will be even more difficult than many might …
NORWICH, United Kingdom — Concerning new research from the University of East Anglia reports that the continual warming of Earth’s climate may result in the proliferation of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found all along the East Coast of the United States. The “flesh-eating” bacteria called Vibrio vulnificus is known to grow in warm, shallow coastal waters …