Tag: Climate Change

In northwest Montana, mule deer face snowy conditions that impact what they eat and how well they survive the region’s cold winters. Some subpopulations are partially migratory. They forage abundant,...

A warming climate is contributing to the decline of some alpine bumblebees and moving some subalpine populations to higher elevations. Historically in the Rocky Mountains, two species of bumblebees stayed...

As sea temperatures warm in the Arctic, polar whales will likely move northward, raising questions about their ability to persist as colder habitats disappear. “We’re learning they actually give a...

As the climate changes, researchers often focus on how temperature may affect a species’ ability to survive. But survival isn’t the only concern. Changing temperatures could affect species’ ability to...

Species evolve to be adapted to certain climates. As the climate changes, conservationists hope wildlife can move to places that are more appropriate for their needs. Since birds fly, they...

Australia’s environment continues to decline and degrade due to factors including climate change and resource exploitation, according to the State of the Environment. The report, which occurs every five years,...

The International Union for Conservation of Nature has listed monarch butterflies as endangered due to steep declines experienced over the past decade. Monarchs (Danaus plexippus), which migrate from the United...

Researchers are collaborating to sequence genomes for as many bee species in the United States as they can, including many that are facing declines. The project, dubbed Beenome100, will be...

Even if global temperatures begin to decline after peaking this century because of climate change, the risks to biodiversity could persist for decades after, researchers found. In a study published...

To understand how Arctic species might respond to climate change, researchers dug into how cold-adapted species responded between previous ice ages. Biologists had concluded that as massive ice sheets retreated,...