Climate change ‘heard’ in the ocean depths

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01484-5Our global oceans are already experiencing the effects of a changing climate, including marine heatwaves, species...

Behaviour dominates impacts

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01495-2Behaviour dominates impacts

Pathways towards 90% decarbonization of aviation by 2050

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01486-3Demand for aviation will increase by 2–3-fold by 2050. Nonetheless, 90% decarbonization compared with 2019 can...

Dead fish breathes new life into the evolutionary origin of fins and limbs

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More reasons to go solar when gearing up for a greener drive

With electric vehicles sales soaring worldwide, potential buyers are not just weighing up the price tag, but also the logistics and expense of charging...

Land use: Greater differentiation in evaluating climate protection measures

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Revealing the genome of the common ancestor of all mammals

An international team has reconstructed the genome organization of the earliest common ancestor of all mammals. The reconstructed ancestral genome could help in understanding...

No environmental justice, no positive peace — and vice versa

Peace and environmental sustainability -- two lofty but vital goals for all countries -- are known to be intrinsically related, according to new research....

How fish survive the extreme pressures of life in the oceans

Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans.

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