Characteristics of older forests can buffer effects of climate change for some bird species
Old-growth forests and managed forests with old-growth characteristics can provide relief from climate change for some bird species, research suggests.
Environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products
We're all capable of slowing down the effects of a warming Earth, and it could be as simple as how we stock our pantries.
Hickory dickory dock, the bean bug brain’s biological clock
Researchers have found that photoperiod variation in bean bugs is regulated by genes involved in maintaining circadian rhythm via the neurotransmitter glutamate. The discovery...
Solar energy breakthrough: Perovskite cell with greater stability, efficiency
Researchers have made a technological breakthrough and constructed a perovskite solar cell with the dual benefits of being both highly efficient and highly stable.
Local food boon spurred by pandemic may be short-lived, new research reports
The COVID-19 pandemic affected American households in countless ways, but according to researchers, some of the most tangible shifts are taking place in the...
How does nature nurture the brain?
After a 60-minute walk in nature, activity in brain regions involved in stress processing decreases.
Turning over a new leaf: Local mountain climate is affected by leaf area ratio
A research group has found that sudden changes in the development of a nighttime cold-air pool over a small mountain basin in Japan are...
Machine learning shows links between bacterial population growth and environment
Researchers have found that machine learning can be used to examine the relationship between bacterial population growth and environmental factors. The research reveals that...
Technology transfer deficits jeopardize climate targets, experts say
Many developing countries have made their nationally determined climate contributions submitted under the Paris Agreement conditional on receiving climate finance, technology transfer, and capacity-building...
Overall warming of up to 5°C in this century projected for the Eastern Mediterranean...
Unprecedented and societally disruptive extreme weather events, including heat waves, droughts, dust storms and torrential rains, will soon become a reality unless immediate, ambitious,...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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