Polar melt may shut down the Atlantic current that warms Europe
14 March 2018
Melting Arctic ice flooding into the Atlantic could put the ocean circulation that warms Europe in danger, triggering dramatic sea level rise and drought
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The Arctic is sending us signals of impending climate chaos
14 March 2018
The immediate disasters of The Day After Tomorrow remains wild exaggeration, but melting ice could yet cause dramatic climate changes by altering ocean currents
Two herbivores gang up and silence a plant's cries for help
14 March 2018
Caterpillar presence mutes broccoli's production of chemicals that attract aphid parasitoids, allowing both pests to wreak havoc
How concrete and condoms could turn a greenhouse gas green
14 March 2018
We need to suck CO2 from the air to solve the climate crisis, but what do we do with it? A budding industry is turning the gas into useful stuff
The pint-sized pygmy sloth found only on one island in the world
14 March 2018
This adorable sloth is almost half the size of its mainland sibling and is found only on Escudo de Veraguas, off the coast of Panama, but it's critically endangered
We could lose 40,000 species by 2100 due to climate change
14 March 2018
If we don’t limit global warming, tens of thousands of species like tigers could disappear from famous habitats like the Amazon rainforest and Galapagos islands
Leopards that live in cities are protecting people from rabies
8 March 2018
Wild leopards wander into the Indian city of Mumbai to prey on feral dogs – and in doing so they stop the dogs biting people and passing on the rabies virus
Parts of San Francisco are sinking faster than the sea is rising
7 March 2018
Rising seas are already boosting the flood risk in places like San Francisco, but the problem is even worse than that because land is also subsiding
Puppy smart toy reveals who'll be a good guide dog
7 March 2018
Is your dog tough enough? As 60 per cent of all guide dogs fail guide dog training, smart toys that predict which ones will can save time and money
