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'This is unlikely to be an isolated event': 1st polar bear death from bird flu spells trouble for species
By Hannah Osborne published
Bird flu could be another blow for polar bear populations that are already at risk from climate change.
Satellite images reveal just how much cities on the US East Coast are sinking
By Robert Lea published
"Continuous unmitigated subsidence on the U.S. East Coast should cause concern."
Zoom through a 'spectacular' chain of ancient underwater volcanoes on Antarctic ocean floor
By Sascha Pare published
A research expedition in the Southern Ocean has mapped a string of seamounts that help to shape the Antarctic Circumpolar Current — an ocean current that flows clockwise around Antarctica.
Sea of methane sealed beneath Arctic permafrost could trigger climate feedback loop if it escapes
By Sascha Pare published
A sea of migrating methane discovered below the permafrost in Svalbard may eventually escape its icy prison if the permafrost continues to thaw due to climate change.
Sargasso Sea around Bermuda is now at its hottest, most acidic and oxygen-starved than at any point in recorded history
By Jacklin Kwan published
The Sargasso Sea in the Atlantic Ocean is now at least 30% more acidic and 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than it was 40 years ago — and climate change is to blame.
Experts are certain 2023 will be 'the warmest year in recorded history'
By Harry Baker published
After the warmest autumn ever, researchers are confident 2023 will be the hottest year on record before it has even finished.
Scientists may have finally figured out how elephants got their incredible trunks
By Jacklin Kwan published
Elephants appear to have evolved their long, grasping trunks as a result of climate change pressures on their ancestors millions of years ago.
Half-asleep bears are wandering around Siberia because it's too hot to hibernate
By Sascha Pare published
Bears that are struggling to hibernate due to abnormally warm weather in Russia's Amur region are wandering around in a daze, having suppressed their metabolism in preparation for winter.
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