Fossil pollen holds clues to past
By Mackenzie Myers What if, instead of ancient treasure and tombs, Indiana Jones researched ancient pollen and soil? Beyond just…
Category: Climate Change
Boston is Wicked Hot: Here’s What They’re Doing About It
Want to learn more about this initiative? Check out the Wicked Hot Boston series, Parts One and Two. Want to…
Community Perspectives Strengthen Hurricane Preparedness
By Helen Cheng (@ms_helenc / @thebiotaproject) For those who live along the United States East Coast, October is the height…
Ocean Floor Warming Affects Antarctic Seabed Life
Recent research shows that even a little ocean floor warming can change species composition, affecting entire ecosystems.
Climate Change Strikes Totten Glacier in Antarctica
Totten Glacier is losing ice, and the warm ocean water causing this has the potential to also push the glacier back to an unstable place.
Methane-Munching Microbes Limit Global Warming
Holes in the sea floor release methane gas. Microorganisms that live near the holes protect our air by eating 75 percent of the methane.