Last year, droughts devastated staple food crops across the developing world, cutting production by about half in some countries.
In New Hostile Climate, Drought-Tolerant Crops, Systems Needed on Unprecedented Scale
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Can the Brown Cloud Make You Gain Weight?
Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic illnesses, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests.
Keeping Cats Indoors Could Blunt Adverse Effects to Wildlife
Birds alighting on driveways and baby bunnies munching on lawn grass should keep something in mind: Beware the house cat.
ESO Telescope Observes Exoplanet Where It Rains Iron
Researchers using ESO’s Very Large Telescope (VLT) have observed an extreme planet where they suspect it rains iron.
Coral Reefs ‘Weathering’ the Pressure of Globalisation
More information about the effects human activities have on Southeast Asian coral reefs has been revealed, with researchers looking at how large-scale global pressures, combined with the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) climate pattern, can detrimentally impact these delicate marine ecosystems.
Climate Change Could Threaten Sea Snails in Mid-Atlantic Waters
Climate change could threaten the survival and development of common whelk – a type of sea snail – in the mid-Atlantic region, according to a study led by scientists at Rutgers University–New Brunswick.
