Warming stimulates sediment denitrification at the expense of anaerobic ammonium oxidation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0723-2Nitrogen removal occurs primarily through microbially mediated denitrification, which produces the GHG N2O, and anaerobic ammonium...
Climate and health damages from global concrete production
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0733-0Concrete production emits high levels of GHGs. It also causes air pollution, with emissions of particulate...
The costs of achieving climate targets and the sources of uncertainty
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0732-1Costs of achieving climate targets are uncertain. A metamodel estimates the median costs of limiting warming...
A recent decline in North Atlantic subtropical mode water formation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0722-3Over 60 years of hydrographic data from southeast of Bermuda show the temporal variability of North Atlantic...
Coal-exit health and environmental damage reductions outweigh economic impacts
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0728-xCoal use is responsible for a large proportion of climate damages. This study shows that phasing...
Hidden source of carbon found at the Arctic coast
A new study has shown evidence of undetected concentrations and flows of dissolved organic matter entering Arctic coastal waters coming from groundwater flows on...
Epigenetic inheritance: A silver bullet against climate change?
The rapid pace of climate change threatens all living species. An international team of researchers has demonstrated that fish living in the Baltic Sea...
Tiny double accelerator recycles energy
A team of scientists has built a miniature double particle accelerator that can recycle some of the laser energy fed into the system to...
Most bird feed contains troublesome weed seeds
Many millions of homeowners use feeders to attract birds. But a two-year study suggests there may be one unintended consequence to this popular hobby....
On the trail of organic solar cells’ efficiency
Scientists have investigated the physical causes that limit the efficiency of novel solar cells based on organic molecular materials. Currently, the voltage of such...
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