Double benefit of limiting global warming for tropical cyclone exposure

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01157-9Tropical cyclone winds intensify with warming but the impacts depend on global population, which is likely...

Great tit response to climate change

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01160-0While earlier reproduction in a great tit population is expected to help with warmer springs, oak...

Connecting the soil and the soul

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01163-xNature Climate Change spoke to Kostas Stasinopoulos, Assistant Curator at Serpentine Galleries, London, about the Back...

Spatial variation in avian phenological response to climate change linked to tree health

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 27 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01140-4Climate change–induced shifts in seasonal events are often studied at population levels, which can neglect the...

In the race to reduce car emissions, don’t forget longevity

The debate on green vehicles often focuses on fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, with the transition to fuel alternatives commonly being considered better for...

Observations confirm that aerosols formed from plant emitted compounds can make clouds brighter

An observational study confirms a prevailing theory that volatile organic compounds emitted by vegetation form atmospheric aerosols which make clouds more reflective.

Machine learning uncovers ‘genes of importance’ in agriculture and medicine

Machine learning can pinpoint 'genes of importance' that help crops to grow with less fertilizer, according to a new study. It can also predict...

Systems approach helps assess public health impacts of changing climate, environmental policies

Scientists offer an alternative way to understand and minimize health impacts from human-caused changes to the climate and environment.

If endangered primates disappear, so will their parasites. That’s actually a problem

People are more aware of the plight of endangered gorillas than of gorillas' gut worms, and are understandably more enamored with mouse lemurs than...

Earliest evidence of human activity found in the Americas

Footprints at White Sands National Park in New Mexico confirm human presence over at least two millennia, with the oldest tracks dating back 23,000...

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