This week's major report on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability highlights the challenges a shifting climate presents for food- and fiber-producing regions, including Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
Environment
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The latest report from the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) looks at the impacts, adaptation and vulnerabilities associated with the climate crisis, and we are three of the 270 scientists and researchers ...
Environment
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The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for more than three decades by a 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometer) exclusion zone that keeps people out. On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl's ...
Environment
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Companion animals are a core part of family life in the United States, with 90 million American households having at least one pet. Many of us view pets as beloved family members who provide nonjudgmental emotional support ...
Social Sciences
Mar 4, 2022
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Bacterial identification can take hours and often longer, precious time when diagnosing infections and selecting appropriate treatments. There may be a quicker, more accurate process according to researchers at KAIST. By ...
Biotechnology
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) assessment reports have great influence over government decision-making on climate change. The latest report, launched this week, for the first time features Indigenous ...
Environment
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The extreme rain and flooding bombarding Australia's east coast has inflicted a heavy toll on lives and livelihoods. This, however, could've been minimized if weather warning systems had been clearly translated into on-the-ground, ...
Environment
Mar 4, 2022
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Deep beneath the WA outback, a cryptic creepy crawly is expanding the boundaries of evolutionary biology.
Plants & Animals
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They grow up to 12–15 feet tall and are causing havoc in the wetlands of North America. Known as Phragmites australis, the non-native common reed is one of the most important and most studied plants in the world.
Ecology
Mar 4, 2022
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Will the Russian war on Ukraine lead to the demise of the International Space Station (ISS)?
Space Exploration
Mar 4, 2022
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