Autumn greening in a warming climate
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0852-7Warming can change the vegetation growing season, but the response of autumn phenology to warming remains...
Human influence on joint changes in temperature, rainfall and continental aridity
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0821-1Large-scale mechanisms causing regional drying are not well understood. Models and observational data reveal that human-caused...
Public perceptions of carbon dioxide removal in the United States and the United Kingdom
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0823-zCarbon dioxide removal technologies may be needed to meet climate targets. In this study, national surveys...
Leaf senescence exhibits stronger climatic responses during warm than during cold autumns
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 July 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0820-2Autumn leaf senescence has later onset, higher phenological plasticity and a stronger climatic response under warm...
MOSAiC floe: Sea ice formation
The New Siberian Islands were the birthplace of the MOSAiC floe: the sea ice in which the research vessel Polarstern is now drifting through...
First evidence of snake-like venom glands found in amphibians
Caecilians are limbless amphibians that can be easily mistaken for snakes. Though caecilians are only distantly related to their reptilian cousins, researchers describe specialized...
Does DNA in the water tell us how many fish are there?
Researchers have developed a new non-invasive method to count individual fish by measuring the concentration of environmental DNA in the water, which could be...
Carbon-loving materials designed to reduce industrial emissions
Researchers are advancing gas membrane materials to expand practical technology options for reducing industrial carbon emissions.
Rising water temperatures could endanger the mating of many fish species
In a new meta-study, experts have published ground-breaking findings on the effects of climate change for fish stock around the globe.
Moss protein corrects genetic defects of other plants
Almost all land plants employ an army of molecular editors who correct errors in their genetic information. Researchers have now transferred one of these...
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