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Climate Change

Scientists Call on Government to Increase Ambition to Save Our Ocean

February 26, 2020
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Plymouth, UK — In the last decade there has been rapid expansion in the area of ocean designated as a Marine Protected Area (MPA). Despite this progress, marine biodiversity continues to decline,...

Wildfire Cycles and Climate Change

February 25, 2020
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Beijing, China — Wildfire, a natural phenomenon, existed on the Earth over 400 Ma. However, the mechanisms underlying wildfire-climate interactions are not clear. Wildfire forcing has long been underestimated...

Genetic Map for Maize

February 24, 2020
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Newark, DE — Maize is a staple food all over the world. In the United States, where it’s better known as corn, nearly 90 million acres were planted in 2018, earning $47.2 billion in crop cash...

Fifty Years of Data Show New Changes in Bird Migration

February 21, 2020
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Chicago, IL — A growing body of research shows that birds’ spring migration has been getting earlier and earlier in recent decades. New research from The Auk: Ornithological Advances on Black-throated...

Stressed Corals Set up Progeny for a Better Life

February 19, 2020
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Thuwal, Saudi Arabia — Changes in DNA methylation patterns during a coral’s lifetime can be passed down to their progeny. KAUST researchers believe they have found the first evidence of this...

Global Climate Frameworks Miss the ‘Big Picture’ on Food, Say Scientists

February 19, 2020
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Mexico City, Mexico — Global schemes to fight climate change may miss their mark by ignoring the “fundamental connections” in how food is produced, supplied and consumed, say scientists...

Climate Change is not the Only Threat for Our Plants

February 18, 2020
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Stockholm, Sweden — To maintain plant and animal species on earth, we need not only to consider the direct effects of climate change, but we must also take other equally important environmental issues...

Tropical Trees Are Living Time Capsules of Human History

February 7, 2020
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Jena, Germany — In a new article published in Trends in Plant Science, an international team of scientists presents the combined use of dendrochronology, radiocarbon dating and isotopic and genetic...

Fireflies Face Extinction Threats of Habitat Loss, Light Pollution, Pesticides

February 5, 2020
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Medford/Somerville, MA — Habitat loss, pesticide use and, surprisingly, artificial light are the three most serious threats endangering fireflies across the globe, raising the spectre of extinction...

Microscopic Partners could Help Plants Survive Stressful Environments

January 30, 2020
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Pullman, WA — Tiny, symbiotic fungi play an outsized role in helping plants survive stresses like drought and extreme temperatures, which could help feed a planet experiencing climate change, report...

Climate-Friendly Food Choices Protect the Planet, Promote Health, Reduce Health Costs

January 23, 2020
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Dunedin, New Zealand — Increased uptake of plant-based diets in New Zealand could substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions while greatly improving population health and saving the healthcare system...

Air Pollution in New York City Linked to Wildfires Hundreds of Miles Away

January 22, 2020
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Munich, Germany — A new study shows that air pollutants from the smoke of fires from as far as Canada and the southeastern U.S. traveled hundreds of miles and several days to reach Connecticut and...

The Carbon Footprint of Dinner: How ‘Green’ Are Fish Sticks?

January 17, 2020
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Santa Cruz, CA — Fish sticks may be a tasty option for dinner, but are they good for the planet? A new study of the climate impacts of seafood products reveals that the processing of Alaskan pollock...

Response to Fire Impacts Water Levels 40 Years Into Future, Study Suggests

January 11, 2020
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Pullman, WA — Salvage logging and re-seeding a forest after a wildfire helps reduce flooding and returns water levels to normal faster, according to a new paper from a Washington State University researcher. The...

Gasification Goes Green

January 11, 2020
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Houston, TX — Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of a major segment of the chemical industry. The particle, tiny spheres...

Study Finds Even Resilient Common Species Are Not Immune to Environmental Crisis

December 18, 2019
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Singapore — A recent study by scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) revealed that the current biodiversity crisis may be much broader than widely assumed, and may affect even species...

Greenland Ice Losses Rising Faster Than Expected

December 11, 2019
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Leeds, UK — Greenland is losing ice seven times faster than in the 1990s and is tracking the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s high-end climate warming scenario, which would see 40...

Recycling Nutrient-Rich Industrial Waste Products Enhances Soil, Reduces Carbon

December 8, 2019
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Knoxville, TN — Recycling biotechnology byproducts can enhance soil health while reducing carbon emissions and maintaining crop yields. A recent paper in Agrosystems, Geosciences & Environment...

How Extreme Environmental Conditions Affect the Human Brain

December 8, 2019
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Berlin, Germany — Members of a polar research expedition have provided researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Planck Institute for Human Development with an opportunity...

Warmer Temperatures Will Increase Arsenic Levels in Rice, Study Finds

December 4, 2019
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Seattle, WA — People around the world consume rice in their daily diets. But in addition to its nutrient and caloric content, rice can contain small amounts of arsenic, which in large doses is a toxin...

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