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The last mammoths died on a remote island
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Publisher Correction: Dependence of economic impacts of climate change on anthropogenically directed pathways
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0617-3Publisher Correction: Dependence of economic impacts of climate change on anthropogenically directed pathways
Saxitoxin and tetrodotoxin bioavailability increases in future oceans
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0589-3Ocean warming and acidification will affect the structure and bioavailability of biomolecules. The toxic form of...
Climate change causes functionally colder winters for snow cover-dependent organisms
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 October 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0588-4The subnivium—the space between snowpack and the ground—is an insulating refuge from winter cold. This study...
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