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[ad_1] ANCHORAGE (Reuters) – As global climate warms, pest-borne wildlife diseases will shift north, with animals in cold far north and high-altitude regions expected to experience the most dramatic increases, a study warns which will be published Friday in the journal Science. The study projects increase the spread over the …

[ad_1] This photo shows an electric car being charged on a London street. Miles Willis | Getty Images News | Getty Images The UK will stop selling new diesel and gasoline (petrol) cars and vans from 2030 under plans announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The move is part of …

[ad_1] Ten JCU scientists have been named to an elite group of “highly cited” researchers as part of a worldwide survey on the impact of academic work, twice the number of recognized JCU scientists in last year’s ranking. Citations are recorded when a scientist’s work is referenced by another scientist …

[ad_1] Sowing the atmosphere with aerosols would not prevent high concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere from destabilizing low clouds, opening the door to extreme warming Pumping aerosols into the atmosphere to reflect sunlight, thereby cooling the Earth, is a next-generation method of dealing with climate change. According to …

[ad_1] The Triassic-Jurassic extinction event that ended the Triassic period and led to the Jurassic about 200 million years ago was one of the largest mass extinctions in the history of our planet. In total, around 25-34 percent of marine genera are thought to have been lost during the event …

[ad_2][ad_1] In 2020, the US Federal Reserve injected a huge amount of US dollars into special interests in the banking sector to combat the economic effects of the coronavirus outbreak. This week the central bank released its financial stability report, and the Fed discussed tackling climate change for the first …

[ad_1] Even if humanity stops emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, the Earth will warm up for centuries to come and oceans will rise by meters, according to a controversial modeling study released Thursday. The natural factors of global warming – more clouds trapping heat, melting permafrost and shrinking sea ice – …

[ad_1] Even if humanity stops emitting greenhouse gases tomorrow, the Earth will warm up for centuries to come and oceans will rise by meters, according to a controversial modeling study released Thursday. Natural factors of global warming – more heat-trapping clouds, permafrost melting and sea ice shrinkage – already set …

[ad_1] The artist’s interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill knowledge gaps about the microbes that play key roles in Earth’s microbiomes. (Credit: Zosia Rostomian / Berkeley Lab) Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods over the past decade, researchers have discovered genomes …

[ad_1] Diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven by coevolution Diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven by coevolution. A study funded by the National Science Foundation of the United States conducted by researchers from the University of Hawaii at Mānoa revealed that diversity in Hawaiian corals is likely driven …