A better understanding of crop yields under climate change
Researchers use satellites to measure soil moisture around certain crops to solve a long-standing mystery about how water impacts agricultural production. The researchers found...
Heated plot experiments reveal link between warmer early winters and lower crop yields
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Simon Stiell: COP27 Must Demonstrate the Pivot to a New Era of Implementation
UN Climate Change News, 19 September 2022 - Speaking at the opening of Climate Week New York City, the new Executive Secretary of UN...
Endangered mouse study shares no-contact sampling method
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Changes to animal feed could supply food for one billion people
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Hey suburbanites, meet the neighbors. . .tick-carrying white-tailed deer
A new five-year study found that deer in suburban environments often bed down and spend the night within 50 meters of residential properties. This...
Geologist proposes the number of ancient Martian lakes might have been dramatically underestimated by...
Though Mars is a frozen desert today, scientists have shown that Mars contains evidence of ancient lakes that existed billions of years ago, which...
Pando in pieces: Understanding the new breach in the world’s largest living thing
The massive aspen stand in south-central Utah called 'Pando' seems to be taking three disparate ecological paths based on how the segments are managed,...
Climate change increases global risk to urban forests
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01465-8Assessing 3,129 species of trees and shrubs found in 164 global urban areas shows that over...
Urban forests facing climate risks
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 September 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01481-8More cities are including urban forests in their climate change adaptation plans. Now, research shows that...
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