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A biology student traveled 20,000 kilometers collecting milkweed, creating isotope analysis of monarch butterflies' annual migration journey, hoping to identify factors behind this threatened...
One water bucket to find them all: Detecting fish, mammals, and birds from a...
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Uncertainty on climate change in textbooks linked to uncertainty in students
A new study suggests textbook wording that portrays climate change information as uncertain can influence how middle and high school students feel about the...
Balancing food security and nitrogen use
In a new study, researchers explored the possible effects that current nitrogen related mitigation options could have on reconciling regional food security and environmental...
Study provides basis to evaluate food subsectors’ emissions of three greenhouse gases
A new, location-specific agricultural greenhouse gas emission study is the first to account for net carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide emissions from all...
Socio-economic status of children can influence microorganisms in their digestive tract
Findings suggest that a family's socio-economic status (SES) may influence children's composition of gut microbiome -- the mix of microscopic organisms within the digestive...
Compound hazards pose increased risk to highly populated regions in the Himalayas
Urbanization trends in the Himalaya are exposing more people to risk from compound hazards such as flooding, landslides and wildfires, a new study has...
Water is the middle child in global climate policy
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01154-yImproved management of water has been shown to have important benefits in both climate adaptation and...
Climate change and the future of western US water governance
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01141-3Water management in the western United States is rooted in an adversarial system that is highly...
Projected ocean warming constrained by the ocean observational record
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 September 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01151-1Ocean heat content is increasing, yet projections have not been constrained by observations. Using Argo data...
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