Have they become more or less damaging over the past century of “unprecedented” global warming? No. It has declined since the early 1980s to values that are currently “far below the range witnessed in the 20th century” ... Read More A Polar Dinoflagellate that Can Really Take the Heat (14 May 2013) A new study demonstrates the incredible ability of Polarella glacialis to cope with an instantaneous temperature increase of up to 11°C, suggesting the much smaller temperature increase at the upper end of model projections -- if they are to be believed -- will pose little threat to this species’ future survival ... Read More U.S. Climate Change and Its 20th-Century Biological Consequences (14 May 2013) The findings of a new study imply that climate-alarmist projections of future species extinctions may be overly pessimistic. According to the authors of this study, “moving away from viewing climate as simple monotonic changes in temperature is a necessary step in advancing our understanding...