Towards climate-smart, three-dimensional protected areas for biodiversity conservation in the high seas
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01323-7Protecting the ocean from increasing threats requires the development of high-seas marine reserve networks. An approach...
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Chronic exposure to lead, cadmium and arsenic increases risk of cardiovascular disease
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How sessile seahorses managed to speciate and disperse across the world’s oceans
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Pakistan seventh among countries vulnerable to climate change
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Climate undermined by lobbying
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A Galápagos seabird’s population expected to shrink with ocean warming
Within the next century, rising ocean temperatures around the Galápagos Islands are expected to make the water too warm for a key prey species,...
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In a detailed genetic kinship study, an international team is the first to reveal that just like human societies, beluga whales appear to value...
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