The fate of Madagascar’s rainforest habitat
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0647-xClimate change and habitat loss threaten species survival in Madagascar. Ruffed lemurs, a representative species in...
Global and regional impacts differ between transient and equilibrium warmer worlds
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0658-7It has been assumed that spatial patterns of warming are the same under transient and equilibrium...
Increased global nitrous oxide emissions from streams and rivers in the Anthropocene
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0665-8N2O emissions from rivers have increased globally by a factor of four between 1900 and 2016,...
Divergent consensuses on Arctic amplification influence on midlatitude severe winter weather
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 23 December 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0662-yAmplified warming in the Arctic has been linked to weather variability in the midlatitudes. This Review...
Berlin’s bright sky isn’t a bat’s thing
People can hardly imagine a city without night-time street lighting. But how do nocturnal animals such as bats respond to the illuminated urban landscape?...
Could every country have a Green New Deal? Report charts paths for 143 countries
Researchers offer an updated vision of the steps that 143 countries around the world can take to attain 100% clean, renewable energy by the...
Falcons see prey at speed of Formula 1 car
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Ecological impacts of palm stearin spill to the coastal ecosystem
In August 2017, a marine accident occurred in the Pearl River Estuary where a cargo vessel accidentally released about 1,000 tons of palm stearin...
Manta’ rays impressive ability to heal
'Whoopi' the manta ray -- a regular visitor to Western Australia's Ningaloo Reef -- has helped University of Queensland and Murdoch University scientists study...
Genetic variation gives mussels a chance to adapt to climate change
Existing genetic variation in natural populations of Mediterranean mussels allows them to adapt to declining pH levels in seawater caused by carbon emissions. Biologists...
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