COVID-19’s socio-economic fallout threatens global coffee industry, study finds
COVID-19's socio-economic effects will likely cause another severe production crisis in the coffee industry, according to a new study.
How humans brought change to a tropical paradise
After centuries of human impact on the world's ecosystems, a new study details an example of how a common native bee species has flourished...
Mongoose in the city: How landscape can impact disease transmission in Botswana
Under a concrete drainage culvert at the edge of a town in Botswana, a troop of banded mongoose is getting ready to leave its...
Air pollution from wildfires impacts ability to observe birds
Researchers provide a first look at the probability of observing common birds as air pollution worsens during wildfire seasons. They found that smoke affected...
Better way to study reputedly secretive toad
New research has upended the conventional wisdom that for a century has incorrectly guided the study of a toad listed as endangered in part...
Author Correction: The climate mitigation opportunity behind global power transmission and distribution
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 29 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01091-wAuthor Correction: The climate mitigation opportunity behind global power transmission and distribution
New insight into photosynthesis could help grow more resilient plants
A research team has created a computer model to understand how plants make adjustments to store energy made through photosynthesis. Understanding these adjustments could...
New study sheds light on evolution of photosynthesis
A new study sheds new light on the evolution of photosynthesis in plants and algae, which could help to improve crop production.
Weird warbler reveals genetics of its mismatched colors
An incredibly rare hybrid warbler with mismatched color patterns has allowed researchers to disentangle the genetic drivers of two traits that usually come as...
Storing carbon inn rocks underground: Old oil fields may be less prone to induced...
Subsurface carbon sequestration -- storing carbon in rocks deep underground -- offers a partial solution for removing carbon from the atmosphere. Used alongside emissions...
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