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Dinoflagellate plankton glow so that their predators won’t eat them

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Testing ways to make aspen-dominated forests resilient to climate change

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Lynx in Turkey: Noninvasive sample collection provides insights into genetic diversity

A team of scientists collected data and samples (feces, hair) from the Caucasian Lynx (Lynx lynx dinniki), in a region of Anatolian Turkey over...

100-year-old physics model replicates modern Arctic ice melt

A nearly 100-year-old physics model captures the essential mechanism of pattern formation and geometry of Arctic melt ponds.

Distant processes influence marine heatwaves around the world

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Cutting potentially harmful chemicals like PFAS from consumer goods

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Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction

A recent study highlights the fact that the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme...

Climate clubs and the macro-economic benefits of international cooperation on climate policy

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0501-1Achieving the Paris Agreement goals may require complementary institutions such as climate clubs. Enhanced technological diffusion...

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