Common assumptions notwithstanding, rare species can play unique and essential ecological roles.
Double Jeopardy for Ecologically Rare Birds and Terrestrial Mammals
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Our Burning Planet: Why We Must Learn to Live With Fire
There is a paradox at the core of Earth’s unraveling firescapes.
Early COVID-19 Cases in Southern California Linked to New York
Most COVID-19 (coronavirus) patients in Southern California during the early months of the pandemic appear to have been infected by a variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus introduced to the region from New York state via Europe, not directly from China, where the virus was first detected, according to a new study conducted at Cedars-Sinai.
Sea-Level Rise Projections can Improve With State-of-the-Art Model
Projections of potentially dramatic sea-level rise from ice-sheet melting in Antarctica have been wide-ranging, but a Rutgers-led team has created a model that enables improved projections and could help better address climate change threats.
Intensive Monoculture is Putting Water Systems in Peril
The global spread of vast forest plantations and agricultural monocultures are turning once diverse landscapes into areas of land supporting single plant species, with profound implications for our terrestrial water cycle, according to new research.
Coronavirus antibodies last at least three months after infection, U of T study finds
Coronavirus antibodies can last at least three months after a person becomes infected with the virus that causes COVID-19, according to a study published in Science Immunology.
