For ocean acidification, think globally but act locally
The oyster industry in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States has already lost nearly $110 million in revenue and some 3,200 jobs due to climate change.
To ensure reef survival, hack the corals?
The past several decades have been tough on the world’s coral reefs.
Termites emerge as unlikely climate heroes
In the past several years, designers have looked to termite nests, earthen mounds that dot grasslands throughout the tropics, as a model for energy-efficient dwellings.
Predatory fish follow their food, despite climate change
The scientific study of time may primarily be the domain of physicists, but biologists are well aware that time is fundamental to a species’ survival, and it’s a concept that cli
Reef sharks may already be adapted for climate change
The oceans are getting more and more acidic as they slurp up all the carbon dioxide that our cars and factories are churning into the air.
To save mountain biodiversity, everyone needs to play nice
Look at any satellite image of Earth’s surface and the first things you notice – other than all the water, of course – are the mountains.
Climate Actuarially: What Are the Odds?
Clear away all the politics and rhetoric, and climate change risk is simply a numbers game. And the insurance industry has a lot of skin in that game.
Corals could survive climate change by getting fat
When it comes to climate change, some shall live and some shall die.
Food security declines with global crop diversity
Consumers in many countries have gained access to new crop commodities from globalization and international trade.