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Evaporation critical to coronavirus transmission as weather changes
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, it is increasingly urgent to understand how climate impacts the spread of the coronavirus, particularly as winter virus...
Forest margins may be more resilient to climate change than previously thought
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Global analysis of how effective and topographic catchment areas differ
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Warming ocean, old-forest loss put a squeeze on an elusive seabird
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Scientists identify solid electrolyte materials that boost lithium-ion battery performance
The discovery could help battery researchers design the first solid electrolytes that are safe, cheap and efficient.
New freshwater database tells water quality story for 12K lakes globally
Although less than one per cent of all water in the world is freshwater, it is what we drink and use for agriculture. In...
Publisher Correction: A recent decline in North Atlantic subtropical mode water formation
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 22 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00932-4Publisher Correction: A recent decline in North Atlantic subtropical mode water formation
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