Экология, вода и наблюдение Земли

21 октября в рамках 17-й Конференции сторон Конвенции ООН о биологическом разнообразии (COP17) состоялся научно-общественный диалог «Сохранение морского биоразнообразия: от фундаментальной науки к действию»

Пустые моря: почему рыба уходит навсегда?

Рыболовство меняет нашу планету ничуть не меньше мясной промышленности. Ежегодно в морях и океанах вылавливают больше триллиона рыб, которые не оказываются на нашем столе, а отправляются обратно в море, уже мертвыми. Как это связано с изменением климата и какую опасность несет для экосистем и людей?

Учёные Томского государственного университета завершили трёхлетний мониторинг атмосферного микропластика в снеговом покрове Западной Сибири и опубликовали результаты в журнале Pollutants (Q1). Микропластик обнаружен во всех без исключения пробах — от предгорий Алтая до Заполярья. Среднее содержание…

Australian coral reefs face risk of collapse within 50 years without drastic action, global assessment finds

Every shallow-water coral reef ecosystem in Australia faces an extremely high risk of collapse by 2075, driven largely by projected ocean warming, according to a global assessment.

Ancient stalagmites reveal exceptions to Asia–South America monsoon seesaw over the past 450,000 years

In places like South Asia, Africa and parts of the Americas, monsoon rains supply water for drinking, crops and hydropower for billions of people. Understanding the patterns that monsoons tend to follow can help people plan for drought risks affecting agriculture, reservoirs and hydropower across distant regions.

Cleaner brick kilns cut pollution, but gains did not reach workers, research finds

Relatively simple changes to the way traditional brick kilns operate in Bangladesh can reduce pollution, save fuel and improve the quality of bricks they produce.

Child-led citizen science helps Ecuadorian community tackle beach pollution and shape environmental decisions

Pollution from human-generated waste in marine ecosystems has reached critical levels, with cigarette butts (CBs) among the most persistent and harmful pollutants. Globally, an estimated 4.5 trillion cigarette butts are discarded annually, making them the most common type of litter on beaches over the past three…

Study maps the human side of flood risk

When heavy rain hits a city, knowing where water will accumulate is only part of the picture. Who lives in the affected buildings? How might flooding disrupt their lives? And where could additional support make the greatest difference?

As flood risk rises, some communities question the idea of resilience

Climate change is increasing flood risk across the U.K. As floods become more frequent and intense, communities are increasingly encouraged to become resilient and "live with water." Yet in some flood-prone areas, residents are rejecting these calls, concerned that resilience is less about helping communities and more…

Massive carbon stocks in grasslands are ignored by climate finance

Open ecosystems—nonforested landscapes such as grasslands, shrublands and savannas—can store vast amounts of carbon while supporting water supply, biodiversity and other ecosystem services. Yet the potential of open ecosystems to serve as natural climate solutions remains ignored by policies that privilege forests. So…

Strategic new protections could link 13 Pacific deep-sea reserves into connected network

Protected areas have been set up to shield deep-sea life from the impacts of seabed mining in the Pacific Ocean. However, new research led by scientists at Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) and published in Nature Ecology & Evolution highlights an opportunity to make these protections even more effective.

Summer 2026 heat toll exceeded 50,000 deaths in European cities, analysis estimates

More than 50,000 heat-related deaths are estimated to have occurred in urban areas across Europe during summer 2026, with around two-thirds attributed to human-induced climate change, according to new research led by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) and Imperial College London.