14-01-28 New research from Queen's University Belfast shows that the tropical forests of South East Asia have been shaped by humans for the last 11,000 years. The rain forests of Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Thailand and Vietnam were previously thought to have bee...

14-01-27 The World Economic Forum on Thursday released its Global Risks 2014 report. 世界经济论坛在周四发布了《2014全球危机报告》。 Taking a 10-year outlook, the report assesses 31 risks that are global in nature and have the potential to cause significant n...

14-01-27 The tropical carbon cycle has become twice as sensitive to temperature variations over the past 50 years, new research has revealed. The research shows that a one degree rise in tropical temperature leads to around two billion extra tonnes of carbon...

14-01-24 If you were a shrew（鼩鼱科） snuffling around a North American forest, you would be 27 times less likely to respond to climate change than if you were a moose（驼鹿） grazing nearby. That is just one of the findings of a new University of Colorado...

14-01-24 UK researchers have identified a biological mechanism that could explain how the Earth's atmospheric carbon dioxide and climate were stabilised over the past 24 million years. When CO2 levels became too low for plants to grow properly, forests appea...

14-01-23 The European Commission has outlined its plans for climate and energy policy until 2030. 欧盟委员会公布了2030年前的气候计划、能源政策。 The Commissioners want a binding target to reduce carbon emissions by 40% from 1990 levels. Renewables will need...

14-01-22 Extreme weather events fueled by unusually strong El Ninos, such as the 1983 heatwave that led to the Ash Wednesday bushfires in Australia, are likely to double in number as our planet warms. An international team of scientists from organizations in...

14-01-18 Prehistoric shell mounds found on some of Florida's most pristine（原始的） beaches are at risk of washing away as the sea level rises, wiping away thousands of years of archaeological evidence. The largest risk for these ancient treasure troves（无...

14-01-16 Soaring temperatures have halted matches at the Australian Open tennis tournament, as a report warns that the country will see hotter heatwaves. 不断飙升的气温迫使澳网公开赛暂停比赛，一份报告称热浪还将继续维持。 Melbourne, where the tournament is he...

14-01-14 Researchers have found a way to project future habitat locations under climate change, identifying potential safe havens for threatened biodiversity. Associate Professor Grant Wardell-Johnson and Dr Gunnar Keppel from the Curtin University Institute...