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Scientists have succeeded in continuous monitoring of a subglacial discharge plume, providing a deeper understanding of the glacier-fjord environment.

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Researchers described two new species of screech owls that live in the Amazon and Atlantic forests, both of which are already critically endangered. The...

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The question of life, the universe and event attribution

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 March 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01012-xWeather and climate service providers around the world are looking to issue assessments of the human...

Cold-water species need warm water too

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 March 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01013-wClimate change vulnerability assessments of cold-water species have focused on protecting cold summer habitats in high-elevation...

The importance of warm habitat to the growth regime of cold-water fishes

Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 March 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-00994-yModelling riverine fish growth across warm and cool sections of a river network, the authors demonstrate...

Even small increases in NO2 levels could be linked to heightened risk of heart...

Even small increases in nitrogen dioxide levels in the air may be linked to increases in cardiovascular and respiratory deaths, according to new research.

Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen

Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion a telltale sign of bacterial spot disease. The specks don't...

Genome sequenced for pesky pumpkin pathogen

Pumpkin growers dread the tiny tan scabs that form on their fruit, each lesion a telltale sign of bacterial spot disease. The specks don't...

Decline in black cherry regeneration may herald wider forest change

Reasons for more than a decade of black cherry regeneration decline in the Allegheny Hardwood Regions are not well-understood; a team of scientists looked...

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