Understanding pathogen tolerance in wild animals key to pandemic preparedness
A new multidisciplinary research framework is needed to explore links between evolved tolerance to pathogens and their spillover into humans, say scientists.
To solve Brazil’s energy and food crisis: Store more water, researchers say
Storing greater amounts of water in Brazil's reservoirs could increase precipitation and river flow, alleviating the water and energy supply crisis in Brazil, a...
Limiting the impacts of technology materials for the low carbon transition
Researchers have demonstrated how a detailed 'cradle to grave' evaluation at the outset of new metal mining explorations can greatly mitigate against negative environmental...
Research guides future of plastic waste chemical recycling
New research aims to ease the process of chemical recycling -- an emerging industry that could turn waste products back into natural resources by...
Loss of picky-eating fish threatens coral reef food webs
The networks of predator fish and their prey found on coral reefs all over the world are remarkably similar, and those predator fish are...
Coral reef biodiversity predicted to shuffle rather than collapse as climate changes
Most coral reef biodiversity consists of tiny organisms living deep within the three-dimensional reef matrix. New research reveals that the species which dominate experimental...
Behold the humble water flea, locked in a battle of mythological proportions
Biologists sized up an unlikely natural phenomenon: when parasitism actually causes the number of hosts to increase, an effect known as a hydra effect....
Missing wind variability means future impacts of climate change may be underestimated in Europe...
Extratropical winds have a strong influence on climate in extratropical regions, and are known to vary from decade to decade. However, their variability is...
Quantitative assessment for sustainable agriculture
Scientists have assembled a quantitative assessment for agriculture sustainability for countries around the world based not only on environmental impacts, but economic and social...
Coral reefs are 50% less able to provide food, jobs, and climate protection than...
The capacity of coral reefs to provide ecosystem services such as food and jobs, relied on by millions of people worldwide, has declined by...
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