Fasting season length sets temporal limits for global polar bear persistence
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0818-9Polar bear numbers are expected to decline as the sea ice they rely on to catch...
Global hunger and climate change adaptation through international trade
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0847-4The impacts of climate change on agriculture differ regionally and will increase hunger globally. Reducing tariffs...
Global wind patterns and the vulnerability of wind-dispersed species to climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 20 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0848-3Wind patterns could enhance or hinder the ability of organisms reliant on wind-driven dispersal and pollination...
Pesticides speed the spread of deadly waterborne pathogens
Widespread use of pesticides can speed the transmission of the debilitating disease schistosomiasis, while also upsetting the ecological balances in aquatic environments that prevent...
New insight into the origin of water on Earth
Scientists have found the interstellar organic matter could produce an abundant supply of water by heating, suggesting that organic matter could be the source...
Antarctica more widely impacted by humans than previously thought
Using a data set of 2.7 million human activity records, the team showed just how extensive human use of Antarctica has been over the...
Clear strategies needed to reduce bushmeat hunting
Extensive wildlife trade not only threatens species worldwide but can also lead to the transmission of zoonotic diseases. Research sheds new light on the...
Where is the water during a drought?
In low precipitation periods - where and how is the limited available water distributed and what possibilities are there for improving retention in the...
Baleen whales have changed their distribution in the Western North Atlantic
Researchers using passive acoustic recordings of whale calls to track their movements have found that four of the six baleen whale species found in...
Reduction in commercial flights due to COVID-19 leading to less accurate weather forecasts
Weather forecasts have become less accurate during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the reduction in commercial flights, according to new research. A new study...
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