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Researchers discuss the properties of silk and recent and future applications of the material. It has been used in drug delivery and is ideal...
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Publisher Correction: Risk transfers support adaptation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 04 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01267-4Publisher Correction: Risk transfers support adaptation
Predator interactions chiefly determine where Prochlorococcus thrive
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Anthropologists study the energetics of uniquely human subsistence strategies
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Ecosystems services at risk
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01256-7Climate change is threatening coral-reef-associated ecosystem services and people’s well-being. Addressing direct and indirect coral reef...
The value of values in climate science
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01238-9To date, values are not widely acknowledged or discussed within physical climate science. Yet, effective management...
Potential impacts and challenges of border carbon adjustments
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 03 January 2022; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01250-zBorder carbon adjustments are appraised as a measure to address carbon leakage and competitiveness concerns. This...
Possible chemical leftovers from early Earth sit near the core
Down near the Earth's core, there are zones where seismic waves slow to a crawl. New research finds that these enigmatic and descriptively-named ultra-low...
Global warming decreases connectivity among coral populations
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01248-7The authors develop a high-resolution model of coral larval dispersal for the southern Great Barrier Reef....
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