Study sheds new light on the origin of civilization
New research challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus...
Glasgow forest declaration needs new modes of data ownership
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 April 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-022-01343-3Monitoring progress in the Glasgow ‘Declaration on Forests’ remains impossible without open sharing of data. Three...
Melting ice caps may not shut down ocean current
Most simulations of our climate's future may be overly sensitive to Arctic ice melt as a cause of abrupt changes in ocean circulation, according...
Producing ammonia through electrochemical processes could reduce carbon dioxide emissions
Ammonia is commonly used in fertilizer because it has the highest nitrogen content of commercial fertilizers, making it essential for crop production. However, two...
Dynamic rivers contributed to Amazon’s rich bird diversity
One of the most contentious questions in evolutionary biology is, how did the Amazon become so rich in species? A new study focused on...
What shapes gut microbiomes of Alaska’s brown bears? Location, location, location
A recent study of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) finds that there is significant variation in the gut microbiome of bear populations, depending on...
Better, faster, energy efficient predictions
Researchers have combined reinforcement learning with numerical methods to compute turbulent flows, one of the most complex processes in engineering. The researchers also used...
U.S., EU responsible for the majority of ecological damage caused by excess use of...
High-income nations are responsible for 74 percent of the global excess in resource extraction over the 1970-2017 period, driven primarily by the United States...
First European farmers’ heights did not meet expectations
A combined study of genetics and skeletal remains show that the switch from primarily hunting, gathering and foraging to farming about 12,000 years ago...
The role of genes in prenatal responses to air pollution
Exposure to pollution during pregnancy can have many adverse effects in infants and children that can even extend into adulthood. For example, air pollution...
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