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If countries throughout the world are successful in fulfilling the climate targets stated in the Paris Agreement, the disastrous impacts of global warming on the greatest ice sheet in the world may be avoided.

The Sierra Nevada mountains are receiving dust from all around the world that is carrying microbes hazardous to both plants and humans.

The use of computers that operate more like human brains is getting closer to the mainstream.

Excessively hot nights caused by climate change are predicted to increase the mortality rate around the world by up to 60% by the end of the century, according to a new international study that features research from the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health.

A more effective wind sensor has been created and successfully tested for use on drones, balloons, and other autonomous aircraft.

Researchers from James Cook University (JCU) and The Australian National University (ANU) have discovered an “exquisite” natural mechanism that aids plants in limiting water loss while having little impact on their ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2), a process crucial for photosynthesis, plant growth, and crop yield.

Screening individuals for atrial fibrillation (AF) using wearable devices is more cost-effective than screening using conventional methods such as 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and pulse palpation, or than no screening at all, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) have found.

During a battle with cancer, T cells can become exhausted and are no longer able to function properly. The early phase of exhaustion can sometimes be reversed with immunotherapy drugs, but once T cells become too exhausted, it had been thought that this state was irreversible. However, new insights from University of Pittsburgh and UPMC researchers suggest that even the most fatigued T cells can be revived.

The 11 previously unreported space anomalies, seven of which are supernova candidates, were found by the SNAD team, an international network of academics that includes Matvey Kornilov, Associate Professor at the Faculty of Physics at the HSE University.

National park managers must be aware of impending changes to plan for the future as glaciers throughout the world retreat as a result of climate change.