Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries
Researchers examined 31 peatlands across Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and continental Europe to assess changes in peatland surface wetness during the last 2,000 years.
‘Artificial leaf’ successfully produces clean gas
A widely-used gas that is currently produced from fossil fuels can instead be made by an 'artificial leaf' that uses only sunlight, carbon dioxide...
No place like home: Species are on the move, but many have nowhere to...
Since the 1970s, insects in the warmer half of Britain have been flying, hopping and crawling northwards at an average rate of around five...
Biodiversity of insects modeled from space satellite data
With freely available radar data from satellites, biodiversity in forests can be analysed very well. Researchers now report that biodiversity even of tiny insects...
Assessing the benefits and risks of land-based greenhouse gas removal
Researchers have assessed the benefits and risks associated with six different land-based greenhouse gas removal options in light of their potential impacts on ecosystems...
Gimme six! Researchers discover aye-aye’s extra finger
The world's weirdest little primate has gotten even weirder, thanks to the discovery of a tiny extra digit. Aye-ayes possess small 'pseudothumbs' -- complete...
Making connections: Bringing astrophysical processes down to Earth
Magnetic reconnection, a process in which magnetic field lines tear and come back together, releasing large amounts of kinetic energy, occurs throughout the universe....
Volcanic ash sparks a new discovery
Imagine you're getting ready to fly to your favorite vacation destination when suddenly a volcano erupts, sending massive amounts of volcanic ash into the...
California’s crashing kelp forest
First the sea stars wasted to nothing. Then purple urchins took over, eating and eating until the bull kelp forests were gone. The red...
The effect of plant physiological responses to rising CO<sub>2</sub> on global streamflow
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 21 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0602-xClimate change is expected to impact river flows. Here, it is shown that plant physiological responses...
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