Why are young plants more vulnerable to disease?
17 April, 2025Fighting disease at a young age often comes at a steep cost to plants' growth and future evolutionary fitness — or their ability to reproduce.
Light pollution promotes blue-green algae growth in lakes
16 April, 2025Artificial light at night promotes the proliferation of cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, which can produce toxins.
How light helps plants survive in harsh environments
01 April, 2025Researchers from National Taiwan University have uncovered how light stabilises a key stress-response protein in plants, offering new insights into plant adaptation.
Scientists simulate the effects of an asteroid collision
14 February, 2025How would our planet physically react to a future asteroid strike? Researchers simulated an idealised collision scenario with a medium-sized asteroid using a state-of-the-art climate model.
2024 was warmest year on record, 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
17 January, 2025The World Meteorological Organization says that 2024 was the warmest year on record, according to six international datasets.
A science-based solution for tackling lake health
24 October, 2024Experts urge moving away from short-term 'fixes' that only worsen a lake's condition over time, and instead advocate for a holistic, science-based strategy that tackles the underlying causes of lake health.
Climate report warns of perilous times ahead
10 October, 2024Scientists have warned that the Earth is stepping into a critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis, with environmental conditions that have never been encountered in human history.
Soundwaves stimulate plant growth-promoting fungus
04 October, 2024Scientists are using soundwaves in soil to aid ecosystem recovery, demonstrating the benefits of acoustic stimulation on the growth rate and sporulation of a plant growth-promoting fungus.
Beta-carotene multiplied in plant leaves
20 September, 2024By using biotechnological techniques and treatments with high light intensity, the levels of beta-carotene in leaves can be multiplied up to 30 times by creating new places to store it.
Doughnut-shaped region found inside the Earth's core
06 September, 2024A doughnut-shaped region has been discovered within the Earth's liquid core, providing new clues about the dynamics of our planet's magnetic field.
Aerosols used to monitor climate change
23 August, 2024Researchers have used aerosols to detect altered atmospheric transport patterns associated with climate change, observing that the distance of transboundary air pollution moving east from China has shortened.
Microbes in trees remove methane from the atmosphere
01 August, 2024Soil has previously been thought of as the only terrestrial sink for methane, but trees may be just as important — perhaps more so.
Loss of oxygen in ocean caused mass extinction of marine life
15 July, 2024This prehistoric event, and events like it, are the best analogues we have in Earth's past for what is to come in the next decades and centuries.
Nitrous oxide emissions grew 40% from 1980–2020
17 June, 2024Emissions of nitrous oxide — a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane — have significantly increased over the past 40 years, primarily as a result of farming practices.
Sticky pesticide to protect crops from insects
28 May, 2024Dutch scientists have engineered a sticky substance that protects plants from diseases and pests by trapping them when they land on plant leaves, incapacitating them.
