A new study has quantified, for the first time, how much heat stress beef cattle actually experience across South America—as cumulative time spent in heat-related discomfort.
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2026
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The multi-day heat wave conditions have arrived this summer, with temperatures soaring past 45°C in some regions. While we may head to shopping centers or cinemas to stay comfortable, we need to consider the heat impacts ...
Veterinary medicine
Jan 9, 2026
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Large wild mammals—from elephants to antelopes—are already struggling to cope with global warming. Now new research shows that even the small creatures adapted to harsh, arid landscapes may be reaching their limits.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2026
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A new University of British Columbia study published in Urban Climate finds that people waiting at bus stops they find visually pleasant are more likely to feel thermally comfortable during hot weather, even when physical ...
Environment
Dec 22, 2025
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The dangers of heat and humidity are so well known it's become cliché to mention them. But the impacts can extend farther than even scientists and doctors realized.
Environment
Dec 21, 2025
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New research from the Durham University Biosciences Department and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has revealed that many migratory birds are finding it harder to prepare for their long journeys as European summers ...
Ecology
Nov 11, 2025
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The ability to sense heat protects the body from burns and injury. But how the body actually feels temperature has remained an elusive mystery. Now, Northwestern University researchers have captured a detailed look at one ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 24, 2025
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High temperatures can cause serious health problems and even death, especially among elderly people and people with underlying diseases. The extremely hot summers of 2022 and 2023 are estimated to have caused 60,000 and 50,000 ...
Environment
Oct 9, 2025
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As sand temperatures continue to rise, concerns about the future of sea turtles are growing. Hotter nests not only skew sex ratios—producing more females—but also reduce hatchling survival, slow growth, and increase the likelihood ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2025
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The Red Sea, circled by desert landscapes, is home to marine life accustomed to the water's bathtub-like temperatures—often reaching 85 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in the summer. But in the past three years, marine heat waves ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 18, 2025
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