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Irish potato famine pathogen stoked outbreaks on six continents

Researchers tracking the evolution of different strains of the plant pathogen that caused the Irish potato famine in the 1840s show that the historic...

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Barks in the night lead to the discovery of new species

A new study finds that the barking hyraxes are a separate species from their shrieking neighbors. The newly described species, Dendrohyrax interfluvialis, populates the...

Reaching Republicans on climate change

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01071-0Increasing Republicans’ belief in climate change is challenging yet needed for broader support of policy. Targeted...

Shifting Republican views on climate change through targeted advertising

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01070-1Climate change communication is more likely to persuade when the message and the messenger resonate with...

Publisher Correction: Reflections and projections on a decade of climate science

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 14 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01063-0Publisher Correction: Reflections and projections on a decade of climate science

Edge of Pine Island Glacier’s ice shelf is ripping apart, causing key Antarctic glacier...

Pine Island Glacier's ice shelf lost about one-fifth of its total area between 2017 and 2020, in three dramatic collapses. Meanwhile the glacier sped...

A better understanding of ‘wet markets’ is key to safeguarding human health, biodiversity

The term 'wet market' is often laced with negative undertones, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but the majority of these markets --...

Butterflies and moths have difficulty adjusting to a rapidly changing climate

Climate change exerts great pressure for change on species and biodiversity. A recent study indicates that the few moth and butterfly species (Lepidoptera) capable...

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