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New piece of the puzzle increases understanding of speciation
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Human impact on solar radiation levels for decades
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Wolves prefer to feed on the wild side
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Pandemic got you down? A little nature could help
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The distribution of vertebrate animals redefines temperate and cold climate regions
The distribution of vegetation is routinely used to classify climate regions worldwide, yet whether these regions are relevant to other organisms is unknown. Researchers...
Increasingly fragmented tiger populations may require ‘genetic rescue’
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Waste into wealth: Harvesting useful products from microbial growth
Researchers have been exploring how bacteria can convert organic waste into useful products. They describe for the first time how the chain elongation processes...
Oil spill has long-term immunological effects in dolphins
A study has found long-term impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico on bottlenose dolphins' immune function.
Author Correction: Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 18 February 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01005-wAuthor Correction: Climate change impacts on renewable energy supply
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