Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the staple food for more than half of the world's population. Based on mathematical modeling, worldwide cereal production is estimated to have a loss of 6%–7% yield per 1°C increase in seasonal ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jan 30, 2024
0
21
The future of global food production is under threat as temperature rises will impact farmers' physical capacity to work, a new study has revealed.
Agriculture
Jan 19, 2024
2
171
Researchers have discovered a single-celled microbe that can help corals survive ocean-warming events like bleaching. The new study, led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and ...
Ecology
Jan 11, 2024
0
5
Climate change is the biggest global health threat in the 21st century, and the rising temperatures have undermined the health and safety of the working population, as well as caused labor losses, which are closely tied to ...
Environment
Dec 29, 2023
0
18
Heat stress induces and accelerates leaf senescence, which is characterized by a loss of chlorophyll and cellular membrane deterioration, as well as oxidative damage). Leaf senescence can be exacerbated by the hormone ethylene, ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 27, 2023
1
14
Record breaking marine heat waves will cause devastating mass coral bleaching worldwide in the next few years, according to a University of Queensland coral reef scientist.
Environment
Dec 9, 2023
10
65
By now, there is no doubt that the climate crisis is also a significant health crisis affecting people across the globe.
Environment
Dec 8, 2023
0
22
Simultaneous episodes of extreme heat and drought—typical of a moderate warming scenario predicted for the end of the 21st century—could occur earlier and repeatedly in Europe, reports a study published in Communications ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 1, 2023
4
97
Plasmas are used in wound treatment against pathogens that are resistant to antibiotics. However, bacteria can defend themselves. They employ a heat shock protein that protects them.
Cell & Microbiology
Nov 24, 2023
0
11
James Cook University scientists say a common tropical bee species is vulnerable to widely-used insecticides—which will decrease their heat tolerance at the same time as the climate is warming.
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2023
0
69
