A new study led by UC Santa Cruz ecology and evolutionary biologist Malin Pinsky finds that temperature changes due to climate change have a doubly detrimental impact: Not only do they destabilize animal populations, but the impacts accelerate as temperatures change more rapidly.

New research, led by the University of Plymouth and published in the journal Ocean and Coastal Management, highlights the benefits of combining existing long-term plankton monitoring programmes and emerging technologies in monitoring the health of our seas

Grasslands in Asia and North America differ in their responses to drought, according to a new paper in the journal Nature led by faculty at Colorado State University. The findings show that differences in the dominant grasses and lower species diversity in the Eurasian Steppe grasslands may make it more vulnerable to drought than the North American Great Plains.

A new mini-review published in the Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts examines how environmental factors, particularly temperature, influence lignin production in plants. Authored by Giulia Resente and Alan Crivellaro, the study underscores the importance of understanding these impacts in the context of global warming and industrial applications.

How fast the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide — and with it, the temperature — goes up matters for the ability of humans and ecosystems to adjust. A slower increase gives humans time to move away from low-lying coasts and animals time to move to new habitats. It turns out the rate of that increase matters for non-living systems, too. Camille Hankel, a postdoctoral researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Climate, Ocean and Ecosystem Studies, discusses her recent paper on Atlantic Ocean circulation.