Why big animals can't take a little rain.
Melting from glaciers and permafrost was not kind to the large animals of the last Ice Age.
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Diverse tropical forests grow fast despite widespread phosphorus limitation
Ecological theory says that poor soils limit the productivity of tropical forests, but adding nutrients as fertilizer rarely increases tree growth, suggesting that productivity...
Shale natural gas development impacting recreationists
Researchers took a closer look at shale natural gas energy development (SGD) and how it is affecting the experiences of outdoor recreationists, like hikers...
Release of nutrients from lake-bottom sediments worsens Lake Erie’s annual ‘dead zone’
Robotic laboratories on the bottom of Lake Erie have revealed that the muddy sediments there release nearly as much of the nutrient phosphorus into...
EU says to beef up climate diplomacy to save Paris agreement
BRUSSELS EU foreign ministers on Monday said the bloc would strengthen diplomacy to promote the fight against climate change in the face of a...
VIDEO: 'Difficult slog' ahead to undo Obama climate legacy, says former EPA chief.
JUDY WOODRUFF: And now let’s hear from the prior administrator of the EPA, who essentially led much of President Obama’s efforts during his second...
The carbon footprint of crime has fallen, study finds
A study has found that the carbon footprint of crime over the last 20 years has fallen.
Publisher Correction: Measuring progress from nationally determined contributions to mid-century strategies
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When it comes to regrowing tails, neural stem cells are the key
It's a longstanding mystery why salamanders can perfectly regenerate their tails whereas lizard tails grow back all wrong. By transplanting neural stem cells between...
Faint foreshocks foretell California quakes
New research mining data from a catalog of more than 1.8 million southern California earthquakes found that nearly three-fourths of the time, foreshocks signalled...
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