As climate changes, plants in North America, much of Eurasia, and parts of central and South America will consume more water than they do now, leading to less water for people, according to a new study in the journal Nature Geoscience.
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Quitting Smoking and More Exercise Can Halve Risk of Life-Threatening Frailty
A team of researchers from UCL, De Montfort University Leicester and St George’s University, Grenada, studied data collected by the English Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSA), which collects information from people aged over 50 to understand aspects of growing old.
Stanford Poll Reveals That Californians Are Unwilling to Subsidize Wildfire Prevention
Despite statewide devastation from wildfires, a new poll conducted by the Bill Lane Center for the American West shows Californians are still reluctant to subsidize wildfire prevention or support relocating communities at risk.
Intact Forest Loss ‘Six Times Worse’ for Climate
The impact of losing intact tropical forests is more devastating on the climate than previously thought, according to University of Queensland-led research.
Halloween Crack
Copernicus Sentinel-1 satellite shows the evolution of two cracks in the Brunt ice shelf over the course of several years.
New Way to Date Rocks
A new way to date a common mineral could help pinpoint ore deposits and improve mineral exploration globally, according to University of Queensland scientists.