Sea-level-rise-induced threats depend on the size of tide-influenced estuaries worldwide
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 November 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0608-4Small shallow estuaries face enhanced flood risk under climate change because of sea-level-rise-induced tidal amplification. In...
Estuaries wrangle with the tides
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 November 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0629-zRising sea level is a principal threat to coastal systems worldwide — but far from being...
Best of frenemies: Unexpected role of social networks in ecology
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COP25 Will Take Place in Madrid from 2 to 13 December 2019
Statement by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa
We are pleased to announce the COP Bureau has agreed that COP25 will take place from...
Helping hands from within: Live-in bacteria protect plants against infections
Micro-organisms living inside plant roots team up to boost the plant's growth and tolerance to stress.
Gene flow among distantly-related butterfly species
Researchers analyzed the genomes of 20 butterfly species and found evidence that many butterflies -- including distantly related species -- have a surprisingly high...
Four decades of data sounds early warning on Lake George, NY
Although concentrations of chemicals and pollutants like salt and nutrients have increased in the deep waters of Lake George, they're still too low to...
Food waste in tourism is a bigger issue than previously thought
There are major gaps in how food waste in tourism is understood and calculated, according to researchers. Food waste originating from hotels, restaurants and...
Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios
Research combining future climate conditions and arsenic-induced soil stresses predicts rice yields could decline about 40 percent by 2100, a loss that would impact...
Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source
A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to quickly identify where the confiscated tusks of African elephants were originally...
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