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A New ‘Hypertropical’ Climate Is Emerging in the Amazon

Unprecedented hot drought conditions are becoming more common, exposing trees to deadly stress and reducing the region’s ability to absorb anthropogenic carbon dioxide.

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Sky-High Smoke

Wildfire smoke lofted into atmosphere could affect Earth’s climate.

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Fermentation Makes Ocean Greens More Palatable

Seaweed has long been praised as a sustainable superfood, but its characteristic 'fishy' flavor has been a barrier for many Western consumers. 

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Artificial Turf in the Nordic Climate – A Question of Sustainability

Artificial turf football pitches are better than natural turf from a sustainability perspective – at least as long as the artificial turf material is recycled and the natural turf is cut using fossil fuel-powered lawn mowers. 

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Nearly 8,000 Animal Species at Risk as Extreme Heat and Land-Use Change Collide

Almost 8,000 animal species could be pushed closer to extinction by the end of this century as the interacting effects of climate change-driven extreme heat and human land-use change create increasingly unsuitable conditions across their habitats, according to new research from a international research team led by Dr Reut Vardi of the School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford.

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New Ideas for Improving Photosynthesis in Agricultural Environments

Field trials show that applying T6P as a foliar spray can increase photosynthesis by adjusting the balance between supply (photosynthetic sugar production) and demand (growth processes requiring sugars).

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Rice Resists Change: Study Reveals Viral Tools Fall Short

A joint UK–Brazil study has found that two widely used virus-based tools for probing gene function fail in rice. 

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Farmers Unite to Track Pollution and Protect an Iconic Chalk Stream

Farmers across the Hampshire Avon catchment are expanding their ability to track water quality, supported by tools and expertise developed at Rothamsted Research. 

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Excessive Heat Harms Young Children’s Development, Study Suggests

Research on three- and four-year-olds in different countries examined the impact of temperature on childhood milestones.

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Greenhouse Gases to Intensify Extreme Flooding in the Central Himalayas

Rising greenhouse gas emissions could see the size of extreme floods in the Central Himalayas increase by between as much as 73% and 84% by the end of this century.

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