Natural halogens buffer tropospheric ozone in a changing climate
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0675-6An Earth system model estimates that natural halogens, of marine biotic and abiotic origin, remove about...
Natural control on ozone pollution
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0686-3For years, halogens have been known as destroyers of ‘good’ ozone, which acts as an upper-atmosphere...
Clam feeding plasticity reduces herbivore vulnerability to ocean warming and acidification
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0679-2Changes in ocean temperature and pH will impact on species, as well as impacting on community...
Substantial twentieth-century Arctic warming caused by ozone-depleting substances
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0677-4Arctic warming is attributed to GHGs and feedbacks, but the specific contribution of ozone-depleting substances (ODS)—also...
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Transformational innovation needed to reach global forest restoration goals
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It takes more than two to tango: Microbial communities influence animal sex and reproduction
It is an awkward idea, but a couple's ability to have kids may partly depend on who else is present. The reproductive tracts of...
Microplastics affect sand crabs’ mortality and reproduction
Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased adult mortality and decreased reproductive success when exposed to plastic microfibers,...
Climate may play a bigger role than deforestation in rainforest biodiversity
In a study on small mammal biodiversity in the Atlantic Forest, researchers found that climate may affect biodiversity in rainforests even more than deforestation...
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Engineers have devised a model that can predict the early mechanical behaviors and origins of an earthquake in multiple types of rock. The model...
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