More green and less blue water in the Alps during warmer summers
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0676-5Mountain forest drought can paradoxically increase evapotranspiration (green water), helping vegetation at the expense of runoff...
Water colour and climate
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0683-6The impacts of climate change on the ecohydrology of forested mountain regions are uncertain. New high-resolution...
A topography of climate change research
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0684-5The rapid growth of climate change research presents challenges for IPCC assessments and their stated aim...
Cleaner air is a win–win
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0685-4Ground-level ozone is an air pollutant that is harmful to human health, as well as to...
Mitigation of ozone damage to the world’s land ecosystems by source sector
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0678-3Ozone forms in the atmosphere when other anthropogenically emitted gases react with sunlight and negatively impacts...
High air pollution exposure in 1-year-olds linked to structural brain changes at age 12
A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the...
The skin of Earth is home to Pac-Man-like protists
The most common groups of soil protists behave exactly like Pac-Man: moving through the soil matrix, gobbling up bacteria according to a new article.
Assessing risk of chemicals to wildlife is huge challenge that requires new approach
Computer modelling and long-term ecological monitoring will be essential to assess the environmental risks of the rapidly growing number of chemicals across the world,...
Dance of the honey bee reveals fondness for strawberries
Bees are pollinators of many plants, but their diversity and density is declining. A team investigated their foraging behavior in agricultural landscapes. They found...
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Researchers show how green chemistry is essential for a sustainable future.
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