Mixing between species reduces vulnerability to climate change
New research provides rare evidence that natural hybridization can reduce the risk of extinction of species threatened by climate change. Researchers have identified genes...
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...
Climate change could cause ‘disaster’ in the world’s oceans
Climate change will slow down deep overturning ocean circulation in the coming centuries. Using three dozen Earth system models, researchers have concluded that the...
Paris Agreement temperature targets may worsen climate injustice for many island states
While the world focuses on limiting the rise in global temperature to 1.5 or 2 degrees Celsius over the preindustrial average, increasing meltwater from...
Uncovering plant invasions in the tropics
An international collaboration of scientists has created the first inventory of flora introduced to the tropics, filling a knowledge gap about invasive plants in...
New study highlights urgent need to safeguard deep reefs — one of the largest...
New study finds very few deep reefs have any form of protection, and face a multitude of threats, set only to escalate in the...
Itchy eyes and a runny nose? It could be climate change
Researchers have simulated how climate change will affect the distribution of two leading allergens -- oak and ragweed pollens -- across the contiguous United...
New research shows people, wildlife, and marine environment benefit when island-ocean connections are restored
A new perspective shows that linking land and sea through coordinated conservation efforts may offer unrealized and amplified benefits for biodiversity, human wellbeing, climate...
World needs ambitious zero percent new plastic waste target by 2040
The United Nations is being urged to make a bold pledge and set a target of zero for new plastic pollution by 2040 in its upcoming Global...
Entomologists issue warning about effects of climate change on insects
In a new scientific review, a team of 70 scientists warned that climate change affects insects in ways that will 'drastically reduce our ability...
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