A new Red List for Great Britain’s vascular plants has shown that while a quarter of species are threatened, there have been success stories, including some rare orchids.
Comprehensive Red List highlights threatened plant species in Britain
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Deforestation Linked to Tropical Temperature Rises, Online Map Shows
Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Concordia Researchers Model a Sustainable, Solar-Powered 15-Minute City
Urban agriculture transported by electric vehicles to local outlets can change the way people live, eat and shop.
Reducing the Risks of Wildlife Corridors
Efforts to join up isolated plant and animal habitats across the world should also protect against unintentionally harming them, new research shows.
Weather Behind Past Heat Waves Could Return Far Deadlier
Weather patterns that produced five severe heat waves in Europe over the past 30 years could kill thousands more people if repeated in today’s hotter global climate, a new study finds.
UC Irvine Researchers Link Antarctic Ice Loss to ‘Storms’ at the Ocean’s Subsurface
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have identified stormlike circulation patterns beneath Antarctic ice shelves that are causing aggressive melting, with major implications for global sea level rise projections.
