Mindzilla – Climate Change

Climate Change

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...

Research Identifies Possible On/Off Switch for Plant Growth

January 14, 2020
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Riverside, CA — New research from UC Riverside identifies a protein that controls plant growth — good news for an era in which crops can get crushed by climate change. Researchers found the...

Natural Ecosystems Protect Against Climate Change

December 12, 2019
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Göttingen, Germany — The identification of natural carbon sinks and understanding how they work is critical if humans are to mitigate global climate change. Tropical coastal wetlands are considered...

New World Map Rates Food Sustainability for Countries Across The Globe

November 25, 2019
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Cali, Colombia — Increased awareness of how human diets acerbate climate change – while failing to properly nourish more than 800 million people – makes a better understanding of food systems...

Wildfires in Oregon’s Blue Mountains to Become More Frequent, Severe Due to Climate Change, Says Study

November 22, 2019
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Portland, OR — Under a warming climate, wildfires in Oregon’s southern Blue Mountains will become more frequent, more extensive and more severe, according to a new Portland State University-led...

Researchers Sequence Genome of ‘Devil Worm’

November 21, 2019
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Washington, DC — When scientists discovered a worm deep in an aquifer nearly one mile underground, they hailed it as the discovery of the deepest-living animal ever found. Now American University researchers,...

New Hybrid Device can Both Capture and Store Solar Energy

November 21, 2019
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Houston, TX — Researchers from the University of Houston have reported a new device that can both efficiently capture solar energy and store it until it is needed, offering promise for applications...

Plants and Fungi Together could Slow Climate Change

November 7, 2019
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Laxenburg, Austria — A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these ecosystems...

Study Shows How Climate Change may Affect Environmental Conservation Areas

October 31, 2019
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São Paulo, Brazil — Brazil contains the largest expanse of tropical ecosystems within protected areas, but a significant proportion of these reserves may be vulnerable to the effects of ongoing global...

Engineers Develop New Way to Remove Carbon Dioxide from Air

October 28, 2019
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Cambridge, MA — A new way of removing carbon dioxide from a stream of air could provide a significant tool in the battle against climate change. The new system can work on the gas at virtually any...

Believing in Climate Change Doesn’t Mean You Are Preparing for Climate Change, Study Finds

October 9, 2019
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Notre Dame, IN — Believing in climate change has no effect on whether or not coastal homeowners are protecting their homes from climate change-related hazards, according to a new study from the University...

Last Mammoths Died on Remote Island

October 7, 2019
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Helsinki, Finland — The last woolly mammoths lived on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean; they died out 4,000 years ago within a very short time. An international research team from the Universities...

Researchers Explore How Carbon-Fixing Organelle Forms Via Phase Separation

September 16, 2019
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Princeton, NJ — Plants, algae and other photosynthetic organisms remove carbon dioxide from the air, incorporating it into starches in a process known as carbon fixation. In green algae, which contribute...

Study Shows How Salamanders Harness Limb Regeneration to Buffer Selves from Climate Change

September 10, 2019
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Clemson, South Carolina — Looking like a cross between a frog and a lizard, the gray cheek salamander has thin, smooth skin and no lungs. The amphibian breathes through its skin, and to survive it...

Impact of Climate Change on Global Banana Yields Revealed

September 4, 2019
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Exeter, UK — Climate change could negatively impact banana cultivation in some of the world’s most important producing and exporting countries, a study has revealed. Bananas are recognized...

Environmental Conditions Leading to Harmful Algae Blooms, Researchers Review

August 27, 2019
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Logan, UT — When there is a combination of population increase, wastewater discharge, agricultural fertilization, and climate change, the cocktail is detrimental to humans and animals. This harmful...

Genetic Breakthrough in Cereal Crops Could Help Improve Yields Worldwide

July 11, 2019
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Clemson, SC — A team of Clemson University scientists has achieved a breakthrough in the genetics of senescence in cereal crops with the potential to dramatically impact the future of food security...

Lack of Crop Diversity and Increasing Dependence on Pollinators may Threaten Food Security

July 11, 2019
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College Park, MD — A multinational team of researchers has identified countries where agriculture’s increasing dependence on pollination, coupled with a lack of crop diversity, may threaten food...

Improved Model Could Help Scientists Better Predict Crop Yield, Climate Change Effects

July 10, 2019
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Champaign, IL — A new computer model incorporates how microscopic pores on leaves may open in response to light–an advance that could help scientists create virtual plants to predict how higher...

Scientists Decode DNA Secrets of World’s Toughest Bean

July 9, 2019
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Riverside, CA — UC Riverside scientists have decoded the genome of black-eyed peas, offering hope for feeding Earth’s expanding population, especially as the climate changes. Understanding...

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