Global trade, tourism and other forms of human movement are accelerating the spread of tree and plant pathogens between continents. Dutch elm disease, first seen in Europe in 1910, was detected in Canada just four decades ...
Ecology
Oct 26, 2023
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Diseases are among the major causes of tree mortality in both forests and urban areas. New diseases are continually being introduced, and pathogens are continually jumping to new hosts, threatening more and more tree species. ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 3, 2023
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As the world's population continues to grow, ensuring access to clean and safe water has become an increasingly important concern, yet little is known about how surface water quality will change in the future.
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2023
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A dangerous heat wave was settling over southern California on Monday, as temperature records continued to fall across the United States, from Texas to Tampa Bay.
Environment
Jul 10, 2023
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The first image of the structures that power human cilia—the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways—has been produced by a team involving UCL researchers and could lead to much-needed treatments for people with ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2023
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Deadly coral disease is spreading as global temperatures warm, and it's likely to become endemic to reefs the world over by the next century, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
Jun 7, 2023
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Germany's disease control agency warned Thursday that rising temperatures due to global warming will increase the likelihood of heat stroke, vector-borne illnesses and other health risks in the country.
Environment
Jun 1, 2023
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In the years it strikes, the band of warm ocean water spanning from South America to Asia known as El Niño triggers far-reaching changes in weather that result in devastating floods, crop-killing droughts, plummeting fish ...
Environment
May 18, 2023
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Worldwide, growers lose between 10 and 23% of their crops to fungal infection each year, despite widespread use of antifungals. An additional 10 to 20% post harvest. In a commentary in Nature, academics predict those figures ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2023
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Observations and mathematical models generally show climate change spreading animal diseases north, since host species tend to expand their territory to wherever the climate allows them to live.
Ecology
Apr 5, 2023
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