Trees try to protect themselves from extreme drought with various measures such as premature leaf shedding.
How the Forest Copes with the Summer Heat
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Climate Change Projected to Boost Insect Activity and Crop Loss
Scientists have already warned that climate change likely will impact the food we grow.
Adapt, Move or Die: How Biodiversity Reacted to Past Climate Change
A new paper reviews current knowledge on climate change and biodiversity. In the past, plants and animals reacted to environmental changes by adapting, migrating or going extinct. These findings point to radical changes in biodiversity due to climate change in the future. The paper is published in the scientific journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution by an international group of scientists led by the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen.
Catalyst Advance Could Lead to Economical Fuel Cells
Researchers have developed a new way to make low-cost, single-atom catalysts for fuel cells — an advance that could make important clean energy technology more economically viable.
Biologist Finds New, More Accurate Way of Monitoring Bird Populations
A new method of monitoring bird populations that takes into account changes in their songs over time could help scientists understand why some species are declining in the boreal forest.
Mapping Trees Can Help Count Endangered Lemurs
The vast majority of lemur species are on the edge of extinction, experts warn. But not every lemur species faces a grim future. There may be as many as 1.3 million white-fronted brown lemurs still in the wild, for example, and mouse lemurs may number more than 2 million, a Duke-led study has shown.
