The proportion of soil-borne pathogens increases with warming at the global scale
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 May 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0759-3Plant pathogens threaten food security and ecosystem health. Projections of potential fungal plant pathogens under different...
Remote sensing northern lake methane ebullition
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 May 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0762-8Arctic lake methane emissions, which occur primarily by ebullition, are difficult to quantify from extrapolating in...
The role of European policy for improving power plant fuel efficiency
A new study investigates the impact of the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS), the largest international cap-and-trade system for greenhouse gas emissions...
Seahorse and pipefish study opens window to marine genetic diversity
The direction of ocean currents can determine the direction of gene flow in rafting species, but this depends on species traits that allow for...
Potentially fatal combinations of humidity and heat are emerging across the globe
A new study has identified thousands of incidents of previously rare or unprecedented extreme heat/humidity combinations in parts of Asia, Africa, Australia, South America...
Data science drives new maps to predict the growth of cities over next century
A new global simulation model offers the first long-term look at how urbanization -- the growth of cities and towns -- will unfold in...
Scientists develop sustainable way to extract chitin from prawn shells
Scientists have developed a green way to create chitin, by using two forms of food waste - prawn shells and discarded fruit - and...
Human-driven pollution alters the environment even underground
The Monte Conca cave system in Sicily is showing signs of being altered by pollution from above.
Fishing can disrupt mating systems
In many fish species body size plays an important role in sexual selection. Large individuals are preferred mating partners because they can enhance offspring...
How a molecular ‘alarm’ system in plants protects them from predators
Some plants, like soybean, are known to possess an innate defense machinery that helps them develop resistance against insects trying to feed on them....
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