Increase in marine heat waves threatens coastal habitats
Heat waves -- like the one that blistered the Pacific Northwest last June -- also occur underwater. A new study paints a worrisome picture...
A giant panda’s gut bacteria help it remain chubby while on a bamboo diet
The giant panda feeds exclusively on fibrous bamboo, yet they still manage to stay chubby and healthy. Researchers reveal that shifts in the bear's...
Sunflowers’ invisible colors help them attract bees and adapt to drought
It turns out sunflowers are more than just a pretty face: the ultraviolet colours of their flowers not only attract pollinators, but also help...
Rivers speeding up Arctic ice melt at alarming rate
Freshwater flowing into the Arctic Ocean from the continent is thought to exacerbate Arctic amplification, but the extent of its impact isn't fully understood....
Nutritional value of huhu grubs assessed
Huhu grubs have long been prized as a traditional food source and their nutritional value has just been analysed.
Integrated modeling of climate impacts on electricity demand and cost
Around the world, energy systems are increasingly impacted by the effects of a changing climate. Energy systems, especially the electric-power system, are vulnerable to...
Saving species through genomics in megadiverse Colombia
Colombia stands to benefit ecologically, economically and socially through membership in the Earth Biogenome Project.
Smart soil bugs offer farmers an ecofriendly route to controlling crop diseases
An innovative method of controlling a range of damaging crop diseases using native, beneficial soil bacteria has emerged from a research-industry collaboration.
‘Rivers’ in the sky likely to drench East Asia under climate change
Extreme rainfall events associated with atmospheric rivers, narrow bands transporting large amounts of moisture in the atmosphere, are becoming more frequent and severe in...
Nearly half of countries’ shared fish stocks are on the move due to climate...
Climate change will force 45 per cent of the fish stocks that cross through two or more exclusive economic zones to shift significantly from...
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