Newly sequenced genome reveals coffee's prehistoric origin story, and its future under climate change
The key to growing coffee plants that can better resist climate change in the decades to come may lie in the ancient past.
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
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New research from The University of Western Australia has examined how fine root lifespan is linked to root strategies of resource acquisition and protection.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2024
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Recent research by the University of New Mexico alumnus Melanie Kazenel and colleagues predicts climate change will reshape bee communities in the southwest United States, with some thriving and others declining. The research, ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2024
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Climate change has an effect on forests and trees. They suffer from heat waves and periods of drought. But although we see tree mortality increase as a result, much is still unknown about the underlying mechanisms.
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2024
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Permafrost underlies about 14 million square kilometers of land in and around the Arctic. The top 3 meters contain an estimated 1 trillion metric tons of carbon and 55 billion metric tons of nitrogen. Historically, the northern ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 15, 2024
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Surrounded by cocoa trees and intense heat, Christian Andre Yapi is forced to admit that the precious beans are no longer growing as they should, a major problem for the world's leading producer.
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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As part of a team of ecologists, I've been studying aspects of great tit biology at Wytham Woods near Oxford. One aspect of our research is how climate change affects their breeding behavior. So far, our research suggests ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2024
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Climate change is threatening America's water infrastructure as intensifying storms deluge communities and droughts dry up freshwater supplies in regions that aren't prepared.
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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Climate change is not the only cause of arid landscapes. A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) has investigated the consequences of increased water abstraction for agriculture ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 15, 2024
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Temperatures in Japan's northern city of Sapporo—famous for skiing—on Monday passed 25 degrees Celsius at the earliest point of any year on record, a weather agency official said.
Environment
Apr 15, 2024
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