Improved functioning of diverse landscape mosaics
It is well-established that biodiverse ecosystems generally function better than monocultures. Ecologists have now shown that the same is true on a larger scale:...
A ‘pivotal’ moment for understanding whale evolution
We could be getting closer to understanding how feeding behaviors in whales and dolphins have evolved over time.
Author Correction: Human fingerprint in global weather
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 09 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0689-0Author Correction: Human fingerprint in global weather
The Vikings erected a runestone out of fear of climate catastrophe
Several passages on the Rök stone -- the world's most famous Viking Age runic monument -- suggest that the inscription is about battles and...
How do corals make the most of their symbiotic algae?
Corals depend on their symbiotic relationships with the algae that they host. But how do they keep algal population growth in check? The answer...
How US sewage plants can remove medicines from wastewater
A study of seven wastewater treatment plants in the Eastern United States points to two treatment methods -- granular activated carbon and ozonation --...
Helping land managers take risk-analysis approach to new wildfire reality
New digital tools will enable land managers to better adapt to the new reality of large wildfires through analytics that guide planning and suppression...
How the rice blast fungus ‘eats’ its own cell wall to launch an attack
In response to environmental changes and nutrient starvation, cells are known to undergo extreme alterations. This includes switching from one type to another ('differentiation')...
Evolving landscape added fuel to Gobi Desert’s high-speed winds
A new study finds that the dark, rocky landscape of the Hami basin in the Gobi Desert helped to make it one of the...
Towards sustainability — from a by-product of the biodiesel industry to a valuable chemical
Scientists develop a cheap and efficient copper-based catalyst that can be used to convert glycerol, one of the main by-products of the biodiesel industry,...
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