To fully grasp and plan for climate impacts under any scenario, researchers and policymakers must look well beyond the 2100 benchmark.
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Underwater Gardens Boost Coral Diversity to Stave Off ‘Biodiversity Meltdown’
Corals are the foundation species of tropical reefs worldwide, but stresses ranging from overfishing to pollution to warming oceans are killing corals and degrading the critical ecosystem services they provide.
First Global Estimate of Importance of Pollinators for Seed Production in Plants
About 175 000 plant species – half of all flowering plants – mostly or completely rely on animal pollinators to make seeds and so to reproduce.
Smoke From Nuclear War Would Devastate Ozone Layer, Alter Climate
The massive columns of smoke generated by a nuclear war would alter the world’s climate for years and devastate the ozone layer, endangering both human health and food supplies, new research shows.
Scientists Discover Large Rift in the Arctic's Last Bastion of Thick Sea Ice
A new study documents the formation of a 3,000-square-kilometer rift in the oldest and thickest Arctic ice.
Climate Change Will Alter Functioning of Marine Microbial Communities, Study Shows
A study by an international group of researchers shows that interaction between communities of plankton – microorganisms that live at the bottom of the food chain in the oceans and supply most of the planet’s oxygen – will be affected by climate change in different ways depending on location.
