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Schools of fish can resemble a single organism as they speed through the ocean in search of food or gather to defend their territory. A new study has found that it is also easier for fish to swim through turbulent water if they are in a group compared with swimming alone. “The ecological and evolutionary […]

The second edition of The State of Carbon Dioxide Removal report — co-led by University of Oxford researchers — has found that, in order to reach global climate targets, governments must expand tree planting and the use of technologies to increase carbon dioxide removal (CDR) by four times annually. The report found that it will […]

While evening and nighttime hours are generally known as a time of rest and sleep for humans and many animals, a great number of insects actually become more active after dark. A new global study has found that insect activity increases by an average of 31.4 percent at night. In their research, scientists from The […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for immediate action to avoid the world being in “climate hell” after this May was the warmest ever recorded, according to a recent report from the European Commission’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). “It’s climate crunch time,” Guterres said at New York’s American Museum of Natural History on […]

For the first time, researchers have found the presence of additives found in vehicle tires in leafy crops grown for human consumption. While residues from other substances, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, have been detected previously, there has been no investigation into how pollution from car tires may affect food, the authors noted. […]

Scientists have determined that the rate of global warming increased in 2023, the same year that the Northern Hemisphere experienced its hottest summer on record. The vast majority, 92%, of extreme heat in 2023 could be attributed to humans, scientists said. A team of 57 scientists completed research on the high temperatures the world experienced […]

Crows are highly intelligent, social birds found on every continent other than South America and Antarctica. In a new study, researchers from the Institute of Neurobiology at Germany’s University of Tübingen have found that crows are able to learn to produce a specific number of calls, showing advance planning. How many calls they will make […]

A new study by researchers at University of Michigan (UMichigan) has concluded that almost half of food waste globally — roughly 620 million metric tons — could be saved by food supply chains being fully refrigerated. Each year, approximately a third of worldwide food production goes to waste, a press release from UMichigan said. Meanwhile, […]