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#1192852019-01-08
Extreme Weather’s Link to Climate Change Is Becoming Clearer
As the effects of climate change become increasingly apparent, improvements in data collection and technology are enabling scientists to be more forward-leaning about the impact it has had on extreme weather.
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#1192862019-01-08
In despair over climate change? Try ‘active hope’
Each week throws up a new report into the perilous state of the planet. Wildlife populations around the world have fallen by an average of 60 per cent over the last 40 years. The UN says we have just 12 years to avoid catastrophic climate change.
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#1192872019-01-08
Fighting Against Climate Vagaries, Bengal Farmers Practice Conservation
Going against the general preference for HYV rice, some marginal farmers in Bankura have started conserving, documenting and propagating traditional varieties.
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#1192882019-01-08
Using soundscapes to feel the pulse of tropical forests
How do you measure the changing bio-diversity of tropical forests as logging and land clearances take place around the world? It's expensive to mount field expeditions. So could using microphones to monitor and record the sounds of forests be the answer?
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#1192892019-01-08
Global warming of oceans equivalent to an atomic bomb per second
Global warming has heated the oceans by the equivalent of one atomic bomb explosion per second for the past 150 years, according to analysis of new research.
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#1192902019-01-08
It's Not Just Us: Corals Also Thrive Best in Diverse Company
From a young age, marine ecologist Cody Clements knew he wanted to dedicate his life to studying coral reefs. But he never imagined his graduate career would require so many soda bottles.
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#1192912019-01-08
Experts warn against mega-dams in lowland tropical forests
Mega-dams should not be built in lowland tropical forest regions due to the threat they pose to biodiversity and ecosystems, according to experts at the University of Stirling.
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#1192922019-01-08
Delayed adaptation favors coexistence
Soil bacteria must be able to adapt to varying environmental conditions. – But a new study by LMU researchers indicates that rapid adaptation can be counterproductive, while delayed adjustment facilitates coexistence of different species.
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#1192932019-01-08
Should we say farewell to the Arctic's unique nature?
Temperatures are rising faster in the Arctic than any other place on Earth. If these changes continue, it is likely that the unique and diverse Arctic tundra will change into a more uniform vegetation dominated by shrubs.
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#1192942019-01-08
New complex carbohydrate discovered in barley
University of Adelaide researchers have discovered a new complex carbohydrate in barley. The first of its kind to be discovered in over 30 years, the cereal polysaccharide has potential applications in food, medicine and cosmetics.
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#1192952019-01-08
Why more female penguins are washing up dead in South America
Every year, thousands of penguins become stranded on South America's coast - with females three times more likely to wash up dead or injured than males.
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#1192962019-01-08
A look at the value of biodiversity and the role of the media
Biodiversity is defined as the variety of living organisms found within a specified geographic region. The conservation of biodiversity on the other hand is about saving life on Earth in all its forms and keeping natural ecosystems functioning and healthy.
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#1192982019-01-09
New study looks at costs and benefits of paying for ecosystem services
People who live within a particular ecosystem can have great influence on its ecology, particularly if they are motivated by economic forces.
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#1193012019-01-09
Keeping a Watch on Seaweeds: The Forests of the World’s Coasts
Macroalgal assemblages are highly productive and biodiverse ecosystems providing important functions and services, including provision of nursery areas, human food resources, and protection from coastal erosion.
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#1193022019-01-09
Woodland buffers help maintain bird communities in forest edges
Woodlands in agricultural fields surrounding a protected area maintain functionality of a wintering bird community, according to a recent study.
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#1193032019-01-09
FAO Names Argan Water System in Morocco as Global Agricultural Heritage
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) designated an agricultural system based on argan in Morocco as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) site, in November. The decision came following a proposal by Morocco’s Oasis and Argan Zones National Agency (ANDZOA).
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#1193042019-01-09
Once derided, ways of adapting to climate change are gaining steam
From chronically flooded Midwestern towns to fire-charred California suburbs, from Bangladesh’s sodden delta to low island nations facing rising seas, a long-underplayed strategy for cutting risks related to human-driven climate change is coming to the fore—adaptation.
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#1193052019-01-09
Human-induced climate change fanning wildfires, study reports
Humans played a substantial role in making B.C. wildfires in 2017 bigger and more likely, says a new study by UVic and the federal government.Published in Earth’s Future, the study, by the Pacific Climate Impact Consortium at the University of Victoria and Environment and Climate Change Canada, ...
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#1193062019-01-09
'New' apple and pear varieties found in Wales
A total of 73 previously unrecorded varieties of apples and pears believed to be unique to Wales have been discovered by researchers. About 200 trees were DNA-tested in the two-year project to find, catalogue and preserve new varieties.
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#1193072019-01-09
New Caledonian crows found able to infer weight of an object by watching how it behaves in the wind
A team of researchers with members affiliated with the University of Auckland, the University of Cambridge, Bertha von Suttner University and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History has found evidence that suggests New Caledonian crows can infer the weight of an object by watch ...
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#1193082019-01-09
The ocean garbage patch is tiny compared to our carbon footprint
Last summer, I volunteered in Indonesia on the islands of Simeulue and Bangkaru. During this unique opportunity, I helped to monitor and protect the local green sea turtle population, and I witnessed firsthand the effects of waste on the environment.
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#1193092019-01-09
2018 Global Disasters Cost $160 Billion; Climate Change a Factor, Report Says
Disasters cost the world a hefty $160 billion in 2018 and climate change was a factor in the final tally, a new report says.
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#1193102019-01-09
New research is using drones to tackle climate change
A team of Nottingham scientists is using drones to survey woody climbing plants and better understand how they may affect the carbon balance of tropical rainforests.
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#1193112019-01-09
Conservation Of Traditional Medicinal Plants In Asia Facing A Dark Future – Analysis
Anhar Rabiyah of the tribal Pannei, an indigenous group in Pangkep, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Sikrip Piyaporn, an ethnic minority who lives in Pu Luong, Thailand and Tuyoc Ballanga of the Maeng Itneg tribe in Tubo, Abra, Philippines don’t know each other from Adam.
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#1193122019-01-10
Nature's biodiversity continues to amaze
We recently read a story on the internet about the “deep biosphere — the mysterious patchwork of underground ecosystems that exists between Earth’s surface and its core,” and the potential for life there.
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#1193132019-01-10
Quieter ships could help Canada's endangered orcas recover
With the death of the young female orca calf known as J50 in the Pacific Northwest in September 2018, the population of southern resident killer whales has fallen to 74.
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#1193142019-01-10
Nature is intelligent: Pentagon looks to insects for AI biomimicry design
Whether you believe in intelligent design or not, the Pentagon’s research and funding arm believes in it — so much so that DARPA is now looking to learn from nature to design AI frameworks based on the biomimicry of insects.
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#1193152019-01-10
Forests, Farms, and the Global Carbon Sink: It’s Happening
Arthur “A.G.” Kawamura’s family has been growing fruits and vegetables in the US state of California for three generations, but they’ve never seen heat like this. “We’ve had two once-in-a-millennium heatwaves in the past two years,” says Kawamura. “The climate is changing, and farmers have to ch ...
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#1193162019-01-10
Biodiversité : « Comme dans “Le Crime de l’Orient-Express”, il y a plusieurs coupables »
Biologiste, spécialiste de l’évolution, le président du Muséum national d’histoire naturelle depuis 2015 estime que la perte de biodiversité n’est pas irréversible.
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#1193172019-01-10
Biodiversité : la faune française décline massivement
Le vison d’Europe, le lynx boréal, le bouquetin ibérique, le mouflon d’Arménie, la grande noctule (chauve-souris), le cachalot, le globicéphale noir, la bécassine des marais, le bruant ortolan, la pie-grièche à poitrine rose, le gypaète barbu, la grenouille des champs, la tortue d’Hermann…
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#1193192019-01-10
Change of teeth causes yo-yo effect in elephants' weight
The weight of elephants living in zoos fluctuates over the course of their adult lives in cycles lasting around a hundred months, researchers at the University of Zurich have found. The fluctuation is linked to the particular pattern of tooth change in elephants, which results in them having mor ...
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#1193202019-01-10
Students create probiotic to help honeybees fight deadly fungus
A team of University of Alberta students are hoping to market a probiotic they created to help honeybees ward off a fungal infection that has wiped out entire hives.
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#1193212019-01-10
Study finds two billion birds migrate over Gulf Coast
A new study combining data from citizen scientists and weather radar stations is providing detailed insights into spring bird migration along the Gulf of Mexico and how these journeys may be affected by climate change. Findings on the timing, location, and intensity of these bird movements are p ...
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#1193222019-01-10
Climate change: Will insect-eating dogs help?
Do you fret that your pet pooch is blamed by environmentalists for turning rainforests into poo in the park? Have no fear - you can now fatten Fido on black soldier flies instead of Brazilian beef.
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#1193232019-01-10
Greenland's residents grapple with global warming
Nestled between icy peaks and lapped in frozen ocean waters, the tiny town of Tasiilaq in southeastern Greenland is home to some 2,000 people. Colorful wooden houses dot the sub-Arctic landscape battered by one of the harshest climates on the planet.
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#1193242019-01-10
Why climate change is going to clobber our economy
Never mind record temperatures, flooding, wildfires and rising seas. Recent reports about the state of climate change send another warning about its impacts: It’s going to clobber our economy.
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#1193252019-01-10
‘Spineless’—What Jellyfish Can Teach Us About the Oceans’ Future
As human industry belches out more carbon dioxide, the chemistry of our oceans is changing. The resulting acidification is endangering coral reefs and the myriad creatures that depend on them. Science writer and one-time ocean researcher Juli Berwald wondered how ocean acidification affects jell ...
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#1193262019-01-10
Humpback Whales Plagiarize the Tunes of Other Whales (Even Oceans Away)
Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) aren't just talented singers, they learn and steal each other's' songs. And, according to a new study, they can pull off those musical thefts even when there are whole continents separating them from their targets.
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#1193272019-01-10
As Disease Ravages Coral Reefs, Scientists Scramble for Solutions
In September 2014, William Precht received an alarming phone call. “I’m seeing something funky out on the reef,” a colleague reported. “It looks like disease.”
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#1193282019-01-10
Forests with benefits: Why companies must pay forest communities for wild resources
Uttarakhand High Court dismissed a case filed by Baba Ramdev’s Divya Pharmacy that pleaded against sharing revenues from indigenous biological resources with local communities.
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#1193302019-01-11
Losing some species may matter more than losing others
Canada risks losing its polar bears in the North. And many runs of Chinook salmon on the Southern West Coast. And the black ash tree , currently widespread from Manitoba to Newfoundland.
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#1193312019-01-11
Government designates Lumkod lake as protected
The government has decided to set up a protected area of more than 100 hectares in Ratanakkiri province to protect the environment, biodiversity and sustainable use of natural resources.
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#1193322019-01-11
Access and Benefit Sharing of Bio resources in J&K The Unfinished Agenda
Biological diversity is the result of billions of years of evolution, shaped by natural processes and increasingly by the influence of humans and forms the web of life of which humankind is an integral and dependent part.
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#1193332019-01-11
Egypt’s Wildlife Rescue Team Saves Rare Wolf Species From Extinction
As part of the Ministry of Environment’s plan to prevent illegal wildlife trade and save animals from extinction, a group from Alexandria Turtle Rescue team succeeded in saving an endangered Egyptian jackal wolf and returning it to its natural habitat in Wadi El Rayan, Al Ahram reports.
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#1193342019-01-11
The world's oceans are warming faster than predicted
The oceans are warming faster than previously estimated, setting a new temperature record in 2018 in a trend that is damaging marine life, scientists said on Thursday.
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#1193352019-01-11
Oceans rising: can we save our collapsing coastline?
Summer at Inverloch surf beach is supposed to be about waves, sun and fun. But for locals, the beach is also a cause of increasing angst.
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#1193362019-01-11
Focusing on how individuals can stop climate change is very convenient for corporations
What can be done to limit global warming to 1.5°C? A quick internet search offers a deluge of advice on how individuals can change their behavior. Take public transport instead of the car or, for longer journeys, the train rather than fly. Eat less meat and more vegetables, pulses and grains, an ...
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#1193372019-01-11
Climate change is hitting food production, say Rwanda’s farm co-ops
Farm co-ops in Rwanda have warned that prolonged drought due to climate change have hit their production levels.In a new document from the country’s National Cooperatives Federation, Climate change impact on agriculture, the sector points to other climate-related problems, with damage to infrast ...
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#1193382019-01-11
A frozen history of climate change – in pictures
Buried deep under the Greenland ice sheet is a unique archive of life on Earth 40,000 years ago. Scientists are using this information to try to predict future changes to the planet
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#1193392019-01-11
Insurance and climate change
When it comes to the fight against climate change, the insurance industry does not normally spring to mind.It may come as a surprise to learn that the industry is not only one of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels, it is also highly exposed to the effects of climate change.