Climate

Growing divide: Agricultural climate policies affect food prices differently in poor and wealthy countries

Farmers are receiving less of what consumers spend on food, as modern food systems increasingly direct costs toward value-added components…

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Increased wildfire activity may be a feature of past periods of abrupt climate change

A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during…

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Paleobiologists unlock 500,000 years of fossil records: Climate change impacts and risks of marine carbon removal

A study co-led by Professor Moriaki YASUHARA and Ms Raine CHONG from the School of Biological Sciences, the Swire Institute…

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How Human Activity Fuels Pandemics: Climate Change and Biodiversity at the Core

The rise in pandemics has been attributed to disruptions caused by human activities to the planet's ecosystems. Infectious diseases, which…

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Tracing the Origins of Oaks: How Climate and Tectonic Changes Shaped Modern Trees

Rising global temperatures and shifting tectonic plates are believed to have shaped the development of one of Earth's most iconic…

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Massive asteroid impacts did not change Earth’s climate in the long term

Two massive asteroids hit Earth around 35.65 million years ago, but did not lead to any lasting changes in the…

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Accelerating climate modeling with generative AI

The algorithms behind generative AI tools like DallE, when combined with physics-based data, can be used to develop better ways…

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Satellite evidence bolsters case that climate change caused mass elephant die-off

A new study led by King's College London has provided further evidence that the deaths of 350 African elephants in…

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China Is Reportedly Trying to Protect Its Potatoes From Rising Temperatures and Climate Change Impact

Chinese scientists are reportedly racing against time to protect potatoes, a vital global food crop, from the adverse effects of…

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Oceans emit sulfur and cool the climate more than previously thought

Researchers have quantified for the first time the global emissions of a sulfur gas produced by marine life, revealing it…

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