Proactive approaches needed to enable ecosystems to adapt to climate change
As the need to address climate change becomes increasingly urgent so too does the concurrent need for proactive stewardship of…
Author: Iqra Aslam
Iqra Aslam is currently working as lecturer of Biochemistry. She has been awarded with “Excellent performance Award” in recognition of her services and hard work. Her main areas of research include: enzyme based biosensors and enzymatic biofuel cells development.
Future emissions from ‘country of permafrost’ significant, must be factored into global climate targets
By the end of this century, permafrost in the rapidly warming Arctic will likely emit as much carbon dioxide and…
Getting to the bottom of the Arctic sea ice decline
Sea ice levels in the Arctic Ocean are rapidly declining, thanks to global warming. Now, to understand and forecast the…
Snow research fills gap in understanding Arctic climate
Comprehensive data from several seasons of field research in the Alaskan Arctic will address uncertainties in Earth-system and climate-change models…
Asian elephants prefer habitats on the boundaries of protected areas
New research, offering the most comprehensive analysis of Asian elephant movement and habitat preference to date, finds that elephants prefer…
Thawing Arctic hillsides are major climate change contributors
Thawing Arctic hillsides release a significant amount of organic carbon that has been locked in frozen ground for thousands of…
It’s not them, it’s you: Why potatoes don’t deserve their bad reputation
With low or no-carbohydrate diets rising in popularity in recent times, the humble potato is now regularly overlooked in favour…
Identifying research priorities for security and safety threats in the Arctic and the North-Atlantic
A new method has been developed for identifying and prioritising research activities related to maritime safety and security issues for…
Carbon storage in harvested wood products
Wood is infinitely useful. Critically important for our changing climate, trees store carbon. When trees are harvested for wood products…
What shapes the composition of microbes in a warbler’s gut?
Differences among the collection of bacteria and other microorganisms that live within birds’ digestive tracts — their gut microbiomes —…