Climate change forcing animals to increase their metabolic rates if they want to survive March 6, 2023 New research, published in Nature Climate Change, suggests temperature is not the only environmental factor affecting the future energy needs of cold-blooded animals. How they… Continue Reading
Melting sea ice in Greenland leaves sled dog walking on water June 19, 2019 This was no ordinary trek to retrieve meteorological equipment and oceanic moorings from a remote weather station in northwest Greenland. Steffen Olsen, a climate… Continue Reading
Global warming leaves animals with white coats at increased risk February 17, 2018 The snow pack is shrinking and that has an affect on animals, especially those who change their coat colour during winters. Wildlife conservationist Eugenia… Continue Reading
Meatless Monday: How climate change deniers use starving polar bears to spread misinformation December 11, 2017 Increasing surface temperatures, Arctic sea-ice loss, and other evidence of anthropogenic global warming (AGW) are acknowledged by every major scientific organization in the world,… Continue Reading
“Soul-crushing” video of starving polar bear gives stark warning on global warming December 10, 2017 Video of wild polar bear starving to death is both heartbreaking and a stirring call to action. The footage, captured by photographer Paul Nicklen of… Continue Reading
The Terminator urges people to go part-time vegetarian to save the planet December 12, 2015 Arnold Schwarzenegger, the movie star and former California governor, is taking the global climate change conference in Paris by storm. He compares use of… Continue Reading
Polar bear population plummets as sea ice shrinks November 20, 2014 The polar bear as poster child for the horrifying impact of climate change is now undeniable. The number of polar bears in the southern… Continue Reading
Puerto Rican coqui frog’s mating call affected by climate change April 11, 2014 It’s no mystery that temperature affects nearly all biological processes. That includes acoustic signals emitting out and reception. It’s a particular hazard for critters… Continue Reading
Farting, burping cows cause fire at German dairy farm (and giggles everywhere) January 29, 2014 We badly need to see the police report on this one – or meet the officer who took it without bursting into laughter. But… Continue Reading
