Climate Change
Heat Changes Insect Call, but It Still Works
Tiny insects called treehoppers produce very different mating songs at higher versus lower temperatures, but the intended recipient still finds the changed songs attractive.
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Climate Change
Corals Can Inherit Symbiotic Adaptations to Warming
Adult corals can reshuffle their symbiotic algae species to adapt to warming waters—and, it appears they can pass those adaptations on. Christopher Intagliata reports.
EARTH
Science News Briefs from around the World
A few brief reports about international science and technology from Hungary to Japan, including one about a wine grape in France that DNA testing shows has been cultivated for almost a millennium...
Public Health
Kicking Climate Change: Wins for Health, the Economy and Security
Former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy talks with Scientific American’s Andrea Thompson about the widespread benefits of taking action against climate change.
Policy
Global Promises to Reduce CO2 Are Falling Short of 1.5-Degree-C Warming Goal
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is trying to push countries to ratchet up their emissions reduction efforts
Fighting for Coral Reefs in a Warming World
Climate change is putting them in danger, but there’s still hope they can be saved
Climate Change
Amazon Workers Win Climate Dispute, But It Is “Not Enough”
The global retailer has pledged to reduce its emissions and fund reforestation efforts
Climate Change
How Christiana Figueres Saved the Planet
By harnessing “female energy,” Christiana Figueres convinced humanity to take on climate change
How We Can Avert Climate Apocalypse
An alarming book provokes a vision of a world that has solved the problems of global warming and war...
Climate Change
As Major Summit Convenes, U.N. Secretary-General Has Hope on Averting Warming
The summit begins just as new data show 2014–2019 was the warmest five-year period on record
Climate Change
A New Kind of Climate Leadership
Climate change is an opportunity to envision a new world—but in whose image?
Climate Change
Are We at a Climate Change Turning Point? Obama’s EPA Chief Thinks So
Gina McCarthy talks about the intersection of climate and health and the Trump administration’s environmental rollbacks
Policy
New York’s Plans to Tackle Climate Change May Leave Some Residents Behind
The city is taking action to protect lower Manhattan’s waterfront while low-income residents in other boroughs fend for themselves
Climate Change
Immediate Climate Action Is Needed to Avoid “Grim” Future, Scientists Warn
Global warming is already taking a higher toll than researchers projected, a new study says
Climate Change
As Land Degrades, India Struggles to Save Its Farms
The impacts of development and climate change on arable land are posing major threats to India's economy and farmers
Climate Change
A Planetary Computer to Avert Environmental Disaster
We need a worldwide network that could harness computing power to provide actionable solutions for climate change
Neuroscience
Global Warming May Dwindle the Supply of a Key Brain Nutrient
Diminishing levels of an omega-3 fatty acid may have health consequences, including a higher risk for depression, ADHD and early dementia
Weather
How Extreme Weather Threatens People with Disabilities
Those with disabilities can experience more physical impacts and can be more socially isolated than the able-bodied
Climate Change
California Promises to Fight EPA Plan on Car Standards
The Trump Administration has said it will revoke the state’s ability to set its own air pollution limits
Environment
Floodwaters Diverted from New Orleans Killed Off Marine Life
Water from the swollen Mississippi River fueled algae blooms and reduced salinity in the Gulf of Mexico
