Marmot survival changes with the seasons
Yellow-bellied marmots in Colorado’s Rocky Mountains experience higher survival rates during the summer than in the winter as the climate changes. Researchers ...
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Warming climate pushes polar bears to extinction
Polar bears may become nearly extinct by the end of the century as a result of global warming causing sea ice to shrink in the Arctic. Researchers found that if ...
Beaver engineering may speed up Alaska’s permafrost loss
Beavers are expanding their ranges deeper into Alaska, and their ecosystem engineering may be speeding up the melting of Alaska’s permafrost. “One major take ...
Joshua Tree lizards have moved to higher elevations
As the climate has warmed over the past few decades, lizard species in Joshua Tree National Park are shifting to higher elevations. “Reptiles have been considered ...
Thermal imaging reveals shrinking bison mechanisms
As bison take in more and more heat as a result of climate change, their bodies are becoming smaller and smaller, since they’re putting their energy toward ...
House Committee releases climate crisis report
The House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis released a report last week that includes hundreds of recommendations to help the country adapt to climate change, ...
Wild Cam: Shrub expansion draws moose northward
Jiake Zhou and three of his colleagues traveled 16 days on inflatable rubber boats in the northern Alaskan wilderness without seeing any other human, with nothing ...
JWM: Vegetation and snow events impact Dall’s sheep survival
For Dall’s sheep, environmental factors in the alpine regions they occupy play critical roles in their survival. In some regions, like the western Brooks Range in ...
Bumblebees bite leaves to work around climate change
Bumblebees are taking a bite out of the negative impacts of climate change by prompting plants to pollinate sooner. According to new research published in the ...
Warmer climate stresses polar bears
Polar bears that have been tracked for decades in Western Hudson Bay have increased stress levels in years with the warming climate, a new study shows. This ...