This is the hottest autumn on record – and it's impacting the climate system and human society
Nov 15, 2023 01:47 am UTC| Nature
We are still getting used to a new normal of devastating summer heatwaves. But the effects of a warming climate are being felt throughout the year, and recent autumn months have been further off the charts than ever. In...
Iceland on high alert for volcanic eruption – what we know so far
Nov 15, 2023 01:43 am UTC| Nature
The Reykjanes peninsula in south-west Iceland trembled with an intense swarm of earthquakes on the afternoon of Friday November 10. Hundreds of quakes were detected on the regional networks of seismometers and several were...
Birds' nests express their unique style and past experiences
Nov 13, 2023 12:01 pm UTC| Nature
Walking through a town or city, you will encounter buildings with diverse shapes and sizes. These unique styles exist in part because the buildings were constructed by different architects, engineers and builders. Birds...
We need a global treaty to solve plastic pollution – acid rain and ozone depletion show us why
Nov 13, 2023 11:57 am UTC| Nature
After years of discussion, international negotiations on a global plastics treaty resume this week in Nairobi, Kenya, at the UN Environment Programme headquarters. The third session of the UN Intergovernmental...
Heat, cold, pollution, noise and insects: too many apartment blocks aren't up to the challenge
Nov 10, 2023 14:46 pm UTC| Nature
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the impacts of air quality on high-rise living. However, apartments face a range of atmospheric challenges. These include air and noise pollution, temperature and weather extremes,...
Do you like snakes, lizards and frogs? Why herpetology might be the career for you
Nov 10, 2023 14:44 pm UTC| Nature
We are so fortunate to share the world with a huge diversity of creatures. For me, some of the most fascinating are reptiles and amphibians. Collectively called herpetofauna, reptiles and amphibians are ectotherms; they...
Nov 07, 2023 09:04 am UTC| Nature
As oceans waves rise and fall, they apply forces to the sea floor below and generate seismic waves. These seismic waves are so powerful and widespread that they show up as a steady thrum on seismographs, the same...
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