Category: Environment

Calling Nature Loss a Crisis Did Little in 7,338-Person Experiment

A randomized experiment with 7,338 U.S. adults found that describing threatened plants and animals generally...

More Snow Helped East Antarctica Resist Extreme Warming in New Simulations

A coupled climate and ice-sheet study finds that rising snowfall and cloud cover can slow...

Extreme Summer Rain-Band Swings Could Double Over Southern Africa Under High Emissions

A Nature Climate Change study projects that extreme summer rain-band shifts over parts of southern...

Across 206 European Ponds, Biodiversity Is Linked to Stronger Ecosystem Functions

A new study of 206 European ponds finds aquatic biodiversity is associated with stronger ecosystem...

Biodiversity’s Benefits Shift as Grasslands Dry, Study of 104 Sites Finds

A study across 104 dryland sites found that biodiversity's relationship with ecosystem multifunctionality changes with...

More Than 500 Rare Himalayan Takins Gathered at Sites Identified by Indigenous Communities

Researchers combined 114 Indigenous community interviews with field surveys and camera traps to document seasonal...

Thawing Permafrost Can Suddenly Let Trapped Gas Break Through, Experiments Show

Laboratory tests on frozen Alaskan soil show how warming and gas pressure can trigger sudden...

Drug-Resistant Bacteria Found in Rivers Near Two Johannesburg Wastewater Plants

Researchers testing 72 water samples around two Johannesburg wastewater plants detected antibiotic-resistant bacteria, with striking...

DNA Reveals a Hidden Inbreeding Threat to the Critically Endangered Philippine Eagle

Genetic analysis of 35 Philippine eagles reveals higher inbreeding among wild-origin birds than those bred...

Climate Threats to Nearly 2,000 Mammal Species Vary Sharply by Region

An analysis of 1,992 terrestrial mammal species finds that temperature and climate extremes reshape habitat...

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