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Modern ocean acidification is outpacing ancient upheaval: Rate may be ten times faster

Posted in Science on 5th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The oceans are on track to acidify at least as much as they did in ancient times, only at a much faster rate.

Disappearance of species at the end of the ice age 12,000 years ago, caused by humans

Posted in Science on 5th Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The proportion of large mammal species that died out was closely related to the global expansion of humans.

The US government announces its strongest action against climate change to date

Posted in Business on 3rd Jun, 2014
by Alex Muller

The Obama administration wants to cut carbon pollution by 30 percent within the next 16 years.

Coral reefs are better at coping with rising sea temperatures than we thought

Posted in Science on 31st May, 2014
by Alex Muller

It was found that certain types of coral are able to adapt to tolerate higher sea temperatures by changing the genes they express.

Study: Species disappearing far faster than before

Posted in Science on 30th May, 2014
by Alex Muller

Species of plants and animals are becoming extinct at least 1,000 times faster than they did before humans arrived on the scene.