For the first time, researchers have demonstrated that severely bleached corals can fully recover after spending just a few days in contact with healthy, genetically identical corals. In laboratory experiments, corals that had turned white and were close to dying regained their health within seven weeks. According to a study published on October 14 in […]

Scientists at the University of St Andrews have identified a previously unknown process that may help explain how Earth entered past ice ages. Their findings reveal a surprising connection between ice sheets in the Northern Hemisphere and ocean changes near Antarctica, suggesting that cooling in one part of the world could trigger a chain reaction […]

A new computer model suggests that Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier, often called the “Doomsday Glacier,” could contribute far more to rising sea levels than scientists previously estimated. Developed by researchers at the University of California, Irvine, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the model predicts that melting from the massive West Antarctic glacier could raise global sea […]

The Arctic could lose roughly one million square kilometers more winter sea ice than scientists previously predicted, according to new research that draws on evidence from a warmer Arctic 6,000 years ago. By using ancient climate records to refine modern computer models, researchers have produced more reliable estimates of how much ice may disappear in […]

Honey bees are proving to be formidable competitors for food in the UK, and scientists have discovered that they frequently use aggression to drive other pollinators away from flowers. New research has documented how honey bees chase, displace, and intimidate rival insects, providing the first detailed evidence of how extensively they interfere with other species’ […]