Guest post: Why does land warm up faster than the oceans?
Last year, global temperatures were 0.95C warmer than the 20th century average. Human activity is responsible for around 100% of this warming.
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How weather news impacts public transit ridership
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Dodder uses the flowering signal of its host plant to flower
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Secret weapon to stop invasive honeysuckle: Satellites
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Molecule to store solar energy developed
Researchers have developed a molecule that absorbs energy from sunlight and stores it in chemical bonds. A possible long-term use of the molecule is...
Following African elephant trails to approach conservation differently
Elephant trails may lead the way to better conservation approaches. 'Think of elephants as engineers of the forests. Elephants shape the landscape in many...
Warmer, acidifying ocean brings extinction for reef-building corals, renewal for relatives
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Prior exposure to powdery mildew makes plants more vulnerable to subsequent disease
A key to surviving in the wild is fighting off infection -- and not just once. For plants, as with humans, one infection may...
Humans’ construction ‘footprint’ on ocean quantified for first time
In a world-first, the extent of human development in oceans has been mapped. An area totaling approximately 30,000 square kilometers - the equivalent of...
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