Colorful fruit-like fungi and forests 'haunted by species loss': How a 30-year evolutionary mystery was resolved
Most fungi need only wind or water to disperse their spores. But some, including truffles, need a little help from animals.
Most fungi need only wind or water to disperse their spores. But some, including truffles, need a little help from animals.
Evolution
Aug 26, 2024
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Humans are having a devastating effect on biodiversity, but the impacts might be worse than we thought.
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2024
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As the human population grows, more than half of Earth's land will experience an increasing overlap between humans and animals by 2070, according to a University of Michigan study.
Ecology
Aug 21, 2024
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International researchers from Finland, Germany, South Africa, and Ethiopia report that deforestation during the last two decades induced a higher warming and cloud level rise than that caused by climate change, which threatens ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 19, 2024
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Forest restoration can benefit humans, boost biodiversity and help tackle climate change simultaneously, new research suggests.
Ecology
Aug 12, 2024
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Researchers from the University of Cambridge and the British Antarctic Survey tracked fire activity over the past 150 years by measuring carbon monoxide trapped in Antarctic ice. This gas is released, along with smoke and ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 9, 2024
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Tree bark surfaces play an important role in removing methane gas from the atmosphere, according to a study published 24 July in Nature.
Environment
Jul 24, 2024
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Reforestation in low- and middle-income countries can remove up to 10 times more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere at a lower cost than previously estimated, making this a potentially more important option to fight climate ...
Environment
Jul 24, 2024
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Trees in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest are migrating in search of more favorable temperatures, with species in mountain forests moving uphill to escape rising heat caused by climate change, a new study reveals.
Plants & Animals
Jul 23, 2024
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Brown University biologists who set out to better understand the effects of climate change on plant species in tropical mountain regions found that even small variations in temperature and moisture can have massive impacts, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2024
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