Climate-change-driven cold snaps threaten marine life
Tropical marine species venturing into new areas as the climate changes could fall victim to another effect of the phenomenon—as bursts of cold water from the deep sea suddenly kill them.
Tropical marine species venturing into new areas as the climate changes could fall victim to another effect of the phenomenon—as bursts of cold water from the deep sea suddenly kill them.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2024
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From rising temperatures and altered precipitation patterns to intense weather events such as hurricanes, Florida is experiencing significant climate-related challenges in tandem with skyrocketing insurance rates. As the ...
Ecology
Apr 16, 2024
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Show me your jaw and I'll tell you what you eat: This could be the motto of a study conducted at Kiel University (CAU) and the University of Tokyo. The researchers investigated whether the wear and tear on insect mouthparts ...
Ecology
Apr 16, 2024
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A research team has shed light on the early morning "golden hours" as a pivotal time for achieving optimal water use efficiency (WUE) in crops, revealing that plants can maintain lower transpiration rates and higher photosynthetic ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 16, 2024
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Whales and dolphins have been officially recognized as "legal persons" in a new treaty formed by Pacific Indigenous leaders from the Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Tonga.
Plants & Animals
Apr 16, 2024
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Why are activists, who are so passionate about their social justice work, so often burned out by those very causes? We don't often think about activism as a form of labor, but it is. Research on the activists that make up ...
Social Sciences
Apr 16, 2024
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An international summit on saving the oceans netted $10 billion in pledges, the prime minister of host country Greece said on Tuesday.
Environment
Apr 16, 2024
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University researchers have shown that a transition to green wastewater-treatment approaches in the U.S. that leverages the potential of carbon-financing could save a staggering $15.6 billion and just under 30 million metric ...
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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A University of Melbourne expedition to the southernmost waters encircling Antarctica has discovered that wind drives the formation of colossal rogue waves, and that these unpredictable waves occur more frequently than scientists ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2024
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The key to growing coffee plants that can better resist climate change in the decades to come may lie in the ancient past.
Molecular & Computational biology
Apr 15, 2024
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