Forest fires linked to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths
Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing causes air pollution that is contributing to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year,...
Hand pollination of crops is of major importance
Pollinators -- such as bees, butterflies and birds -- are essential for agricultural production. However, natural pollination can also fail or be insufficient, which...
‘Anti-rust’ coating for plants protects against disease with cellulose nanofiber
Researchers have found that coating soybean plant leaves with cellulose nanofiber (CNF) gives protection against an aggressive fungal disease. The CNF coating changed leaf...
How land birds cross the open ocean
Migrating birds choose routes with the best wind and uplift conditions, helping them to fly nonstop for hundreds of kilometers over the sea.
Insect protein has great potential to reduce the carbon footprint of European consumers
The use of insects as food for humans and animals has both the potential to reduce European consumers' carbon footprint and contribute to reducing...
Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming
Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering hope for corals in a changing climate.
Tropical crops could suffer as climate change brings longer dry spells
Study looked at expected changes to rainfall and length of dry spells during dry and wet seasons in tropics separately, since the impacts of...
Officials leading hurricane response need ‘risk literacy’
New research shows that the most numerate officials were almost twice as likely as less numerate ones to provide additional evacuation times to their...
Nature’s archive reveals Atlantic tempests through time
Scientists uncover how natural archives recorded Atlantic hurricane frequency over the past 1,000 years. More data is needed to help model how climate change...
The warming climate is causing animals to ‘shapeshift’
Climate change is not only a human problem; animals have to adapt to it as well. Some 'warm-blooded' animals are shapeshifting and getting larger...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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