The evolution of bird bills is related to climate according to latest research by the University of Melbourne, Australia and Brock University, Canada.
Plants & Animals
Jun 23, 2010
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Understanding the different ways organisms can adapt to environmental temperatures is central to understanding how they will respond to climate change.
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2015
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How well bees tolerate temperature extremes could determine their ability to persist in a changing climate. But heat tolerance varies between and within populations, so a research team led by Penn State entomologists examined ...
Plants & Animals
May 6, 2024
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As global temperatures rise, animals—especially birds—have been decreasing in size.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2024
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As we swelter through the hot Australian summer, Western Sydney University researchers have provided an insight into the broad ranging physiological effects of summer heatwaves on animals.
Ecology
Jan 31, 2018
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Global warming and urbanization are expected to increase heat hazards in cities around the world, but higher temperatures may not always lead to higher health risks, according to a new study in Earth's Future.
Environment
Sep 13, 2022
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Gels are formed by mixing polymers into fluids to create gooey substances useful for everything from holding hair in place to enabling contact lenses to float over the eye.
Polymers
Feb 4, 2021
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A heat wave in Quebec has killed 33 people in the past week as high summer temperatures scorched eastern Canada, officials said Thursday.
Environment
Jul 5, 2018
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The U.S. Pacific Northwest was in the throes of a record-shattering heat wave last summer when a woman in her 70s was wheeled into an emergency room with symptoms of a life-threatening heat stroke.
Environment
Mar 1, 2022
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After a wet and unusually cool spring for much of Australia, the start of meteorological summer is bringing a heatwave to the north of the continent. Even in our La Niña summer we can expect spells of heat, and it's important ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 8, 2022
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