Experts: International Day for Biological Diversity | May 22

Published: 19 May 2021

As the global community is called to re-examine our relationship to the natural world, one thing is certain: despite all our technological advances, humans are completely dependent on healthy and...

Narwhal tusks reveal mercury exposure related to climate change

Published: 29 March 2021

In the Arctic, climate change and pollution are the biggest threats to top predators like narwhals. Studying the animals’ tusks reveals that diet and exposure to pollution have shifted over the...

Reduction in wetland areas will affect Afrotropical migratory waterbirds

Published: 30 April 2021

Migratory waterbirds are particularly exposed to the effects of climate change at their breeding areas in the High Arctic and in Africa, according to a new study published in Bird Conservation...

Rural Alaskans struggle to access and afford water

Published: 25 March 2021

Water scarcity in rural Alaska is not a new problem, but the situation is getting worse with climate change. Lasting solutions must encourage the use of alternative water supplies like rainwater...

Will climate change outpace species adaptation?

Published: 4 March 2021

Many species might be left vulnerable in the face of climate change, unable to adapt their physiologies to respond to rapid global warming. According to a team of international researchers, species...

As oceans warm, large fish struggle

Published: 13 January 2021

Warming ocean waters could reduce the ability of fish, especially large ones, to extract the oxygen they need from their environment. Animals require oxygen to generate energy for movement, growth...

Climate change: threshold for dangerous warming will likely be crossed between 2027-2042

Published: 21 December 2020

The threshold for dangerous global warming will likely be crossed between 2027 and 2042 – a much narrower window than the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s estimate of between now and...

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