Changing access to ice, land and water in Arctic communities
Changing access to ice, land and water in Arctic communitiesChanging access to ice, land and water in Arctic communities, Published online: 18 March 2019;...
From trails to models
From trails to modelsFrom trails to models, Published online: 18 March 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0439-3The Arctic climate is changing rapidly, but quantifying outcomes for Inuit has...
Nitrogen pollution’s path to streams weaves through more forests (and faster) than suspected
Scientists have completed one of the largest and longest examinations to trace unprocessed nitrate movement in forests. The team found that some nitrate occasionally...
Using Thoreau, scientists measure the impact of climate change on wildflowers
A new study is using observations made by Henry David Thoreau -- 19th-century American naturalist, social reformer, and philosopher -- to explore the effects...
Sources and Sinks: What drives long-term climatic trends?
For the entire history of our species, humans have lived on a planet capped by a chunk of ice at each pole. But Earth...
Ocean sink for human-made CO2 measured
Scientists have determined the amount of human-made CO2 emissions taken up by the ocean between 1994 and 2007.
Tectonics in the tropics trigger Earth’s ice ages
Over the last 540 million years, the Earth has weathered three major ice ages -- periods during which global temperatures plummeted, producing extensive ice...
Researchers uncover new clues to surviving extinction
'Great Dying' extinction survivors appear to have shared many of the same ecological roles as their predecessors, with one catch -- there was a...
Pests and the plant defenses against them drive diversity in tropical rainforests
Researchers have been baffled by tropical rainforest diversity for over a century; 650 different tree species can exist in an area covering two football...
Solar-powered moisture harvester collects and cleans water from air
A breakthrough by engineers offers new solution through solar-powered technology that absorbs moisture from the air and returns it as clean, usable water. This...
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