Do climate dynamics matter for economics?
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01169-5Economic models of climate change are the basis for climate policy design. However, incorrect representation of...
European fishing communities face their own specific climate risks
Of all European fisheries and coastal communities, the ones in the UK and the Eastern Mediterranean have the highest risk of being affected by...
Clover growth in Mars-like soils boosted by bacterial symbiosis
Clover plants grown in Mars-like soils experience significantly more growth when inoculated with symbiotic nitrogen-fixing bacteria than when left uninoculated, researchers report.
Strikingly simple means of diagnosing ecosystem health uncovered
Scientists say the health of a terrestrial ecosystem can be largely determined by three variables: vegetations' ability to uptake carbon, its efficiency in using...
Groundwater markets could promote solutions to the West’s water woes
Amid historic drought and changing rainfall patterns, a groundwater market in the California desert could serve as a template for the future of water...
How mercury gets into the sea
Mercury released into the atmosphere by industry enters the sea and from there makes its way into the food chain. Now, an analysis by...
Human behavior sabotages CO2-reducing strategies
To slow down climate change, societies tend to focus on two solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions: improving energy efficiency and developing and using...
Dramatic liana increases in old-growth tropical forests associated to natural disturbance and climate change
The accelerated proliferation of lianas in old-growth forest due to natural disturbance may be altering forest structure, regeneration, and functioning.
Researchers identify and clear efficiency hurdle for organic solar cells
Researchers have identified a key mechanism responsible for the lower efficiencies of organic solar cells and shown a way that this hurdle might be...
Entire genome of Eurasian spruce bark beetle now revealed
Researchers have successfully mapped the entire genome of the Eurasian spruce bark beetle. The breakthrough paves the way for new research into bark beetles...
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