Humans hastened the extinction of the woolly mammoth
New research shows that humans had a significant role in the extinction of woolly mammoths in Eurasia, occurring thousands of years later than previously...
New polymer detection method to turn the (pep)tide in the fight against water pollution
A peptide sensor to detect water-soluble polymers in wastewater, a major contributor to pollution on par with microplastics, has been developed. The new technique...
Crushed resistance: Tectonic plate sinking into a subduction zone
Geophysicists can use a new model to explain the behavior of a tectonic plate sinking into a subduction zone in the Earth's mantle: the...
Environmental implications of ultra-processed foods
A new study finds that over the last 30 years, Brazil has undergone a nutrition transition toward a diet higher in ultra-processed foods, and...
Advancing transdisciplinary adaptation research practice
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01221-4Transdisciplinary research is increasingly seen as critical for advancing climate change adaptation. Operationalizing transdisciplinary research in...
The cost of mitigation revisited
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01203-6Assessing the cost of climate change mitigation is essential to policy-making, yet for many the perception...
Climatic limit for agriculture in Brazil
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 11 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01214-3Soybean and maize yields in the Amazon-Cerrado region of Brazil are dependent on water from rain....
Inputs and impacts of human wastewater in coastal ecosystems
The tendency for most of us when it comes to human wastewater is out of sight, out of mind. Rarely do we consider what...
Capturing the impact of human sewage on Earth’s coastal ecosystems
A new mapping analysis estimates the amounts of nitrogen and pathogens released into coastal ecosystems from human wastewater sources around the world.
Introduced birds are not replacing roles of human-caused extinct species
Human-caused bird extinctions are driving losses of functional diversity on islands worldwide, and the gaps they leave behind are not being filled by introduced...
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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