Opening the climate change forecasting toolbox
It is not easy to predict how animals -- from insects to fish -- are going to respond to climate change and especially extremes...
Revealing winners and losers in projected future climates
Evolutionary biologists have shown that resilience or vulnerability to future climates is influenced by the thermal conditions of the climatic regions where species evolved.
Tropics are widening as predicted by climate models, research finds
Scientists have observed for years that Earth's tropics are widening in connection with complex changes in climate and weather patterns. But in recent years,...
Climate models unreliable in predicting wave damage to coral reefs
A new study finds that climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tropical cyclones will do to sensitive coral...
Community impacts from extreme weather shape climate beliefs
A new study finds that how our community or neighborhood fares in an extreme storm or flood may have a stronger, more lasting effect...
Biodiversity safeguards bird communities under a changing climate
A new study shows that North American bird communities containing functionally diverse species have changed less under climate change during the past 50 years...
New research reveals remarkable resilience of sea life in the aftermath of mass extinctions
Pioneering research has shown marine ecosystems can start working again, providing important functions for humans, after being wiped out much sooner than their return...
Wind power vulnerable to climate change in India
The warming of the Indian Ocean, caused by global climate change, may be causing a slow decline in wind power potential in India, according...
The butterfly effect: Climate change could cause decline of some alpine butterfly species
The long-term effects of climate change suggests that the butterfly effect is at work on butterflies in the alpine regions of North America, according...
Experts call on climate change panel to better reflect ocean variability in their projections
Ocean variability and realistic marine regional projections should be included in Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports to better inform policy-makers, state researchers.
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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