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Scientists suggest magnetite crystals that form inside specialized receptor cells of salmon and other animals may have roots in ancient genetic systems that were...
Low oxygen and sulfide in the oceans played greater role in ancient mass extinction
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Fishers facing pressure from wildfires, salvage logging
The recovery of the fisher, a charismatic, long-tailed forest carnivore, will likely be hindered by the increasing frequency and intensity of future wildfires, new...
Gauging the resilience of complex networks
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Water scarcity may spur improvements at manufacturing facilities
As climate change continues and the incidences of drought rise, water is increasingly becoming scarce for manufacturing. But a new study suggests that there...
Unexpected benefits from food competitors
A research team has found that gravid tobacco hawkmoths (Manduca sexta) show an unusual preference for Datura plants that are already infested with leaf...
Recent growth and sudden declines in Antarctic sea ice to be unique changes since...
Researchers show that the increase of sea ice surrounding Antarctica since 1979 is a unique feature of Antarctic climate since 1905 -- an observation...
New bacteria in UK waters as temperatures rise
Rising temperatures are causing a 'growing diversity' of Vibrio bacteria in the sea around the UK, new research shows.
Making action the norm
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01274-5Climate change action is moving forward, with the outcomes from COP26 setting the agenda for governments...
Climate warming may increase the frequency of cold-adapted haplotypes in alpine plants
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 10 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01255-8The authors incorporate intraspecific variation into a dynamic range model to predict the consequences of twenty-first...
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