In California's Death Valley, where summer temperatures regularly soar above 120 degrees Fahrenheit, life seems almost impossible. Yet among the cracked earth and blinding sunlight, one native plant not only survives—it thrives.
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 7, 2025
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Three new high-profile studies led by Dr. Yi Yao (Vrije Universiteit Brussel and ETH Zurich) show that while irrigation may be seen as a tool to dampen heat extremes, its benefits will come with adverse impacts.
Earth Sciences
Nov 5, 2025
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In August 2025, Spain suffered its worst heat wave since records began. It reinforced the fact that climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is real and present, and is directly impacting our cities, our health and ...
Environment
Nov 3, 2025
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Every year, abiotic stress factors such as drought, heat, salinity or high light intensity—combined with unfavorable soil conditions caused by human activity (herbicides, pH changes, or various contaminants such as microplastics)—and ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2025
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Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, with monsoons, droughts, hurricanes and heat waves all occurring with greater frequency and intensity. Aside from disturbing ecosystems, these environmental shifts ...
Environment
Oct 28, 2025
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Canada's climate is warming twice as fast as the global average, and many cities will experience at least four times as many extreme heat events (days above 30 C) per year in the coming decades.
Environment
Oct 28, 2025
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In the summers, the sky is jet black when Raul Cruz arrives at this Imperial Valley sugarcane field to start his day. He chops, cleans and bundles the crop, taking heed as the sun rises. It's hard work, but so is starting ...
Environment
Oct 24, 2025
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New research reports the functional extinction of Acropora corals from Florida's Coral Reef. Scientists have documented catastrophic mortality of these critically endangered corals following a record-setting marine heat wave ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2025
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Nearly 8 in 10 people living in multidimensional poverty—887 million out of 1.1 billion globally—are directly exposed to climate hazards such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, or air pollution.
Environment
Oct 17, 2025
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Staying cool during heat waves is challenging for small creatures, but the problem could be even more extreme for nocturnal creatures that are unable to move to cooler locations while slumbering.
Plants & Animals
Oct 16, 2025
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