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Published Global database reveals large gaps in our knowledge of four-footed animals
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Researchers developed TetrapodTraits -- a global database of animals with four feet -- which can now...
Published Smoke covered 70% of California during biggest wildfire years
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source As much as 70 percent of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020 and 2021, acc...
Published Researchers enhance tool to better predict where and when wildfires will occur
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A newly enhanced database is expected to help wildfire managers and scientists better predict where...
Published Deoxygenation levels similar to today's played a major role in marine extinctions during major past climate change event
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Scientists have made a surprising discovery that sheds new light on the role that oceanic deoxygenat...
Published Researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than previously thought - Researchers Find Decaying Biomass in Arctic Rivers Fuels More Carbon Export Than Previously Thought
(via sciencedaily.com) A new study found that plants and small organisms in Arctic rivers could be responsible for more tha...
Published Ants took over the world by following flowering plants out of prehistoric forests - Ants Took Over the World by Following Flowering Plants Out of Prehistoric Forests
(via sciencedaily.com) Today, ants are pretty much everywhere. To learn more about how these insects conquered the world, s...
Published Supersized fruit eater database on climate change frontline - Supersized Fruit Eater Database on Climate Change Frontline
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source To conserve precious and fragile biodiversity hotspots, a crucial step is knowing how the fruit eate...
Published Humans are leaving behind a 'frozen signature' of microbes on Mount Everest - Humans are Leaving Behind a 'Frozen Signature' of Microbes on Mount Everest
(via sciencedaily.com) Thanks to technological advances in microbial DNA analysis, researchers have discovered that mountai...
Published Most of world's salt marshes likely to be underwater by 2100, study concludes - Most of World's Salt Marshes Likely to be Underwater by 2100, Study Concludes
(via sciencedaily.com) Salt marshes are some of the most biologically productive ecosystems on Earth. They play an outsized ...
Published Research collaboration aims to improve nationwide water quality, restore wetlands - Research Collaboration Aims to Improve Nationwide Water Quality, Restore Wetlands
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The new classification system demonstrates the effects wetlands have on water quality at a continent...
Published Mountain forests are being lost at an accelerating rate, putting biodiversity at risk - Mountain Forests: A Vanishing Habitat for Biodiversity
(via sciencedaily.com) More than 85% of the world's bird, mammal, and amphibian species live in mountains, particularly in...
Published Air quality stations have collected vast stores of DNA by accident, a potentially 'game-changing' discovery for tracking global biodiversity - Air Quality Stations Unintentionally Collect DNA, a Game-Changing Discovery for Biodiversity Tracking
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to...
Published Arctic river channels changing due to climate change - Arctic River Channels Changing Due to Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A team of international researchers have found that the rivers in Arctic Canada and Alaska are not b...
Published Fungi stores a third of carbon from fossil fuel emissions and could be essential to reaching net zero, new study reveals - Fungi: The Unsung Heroes in the Fight Against Climate Change
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Mycorrhizal fungi are responsible for holding up to 36 per cent of yearly global fossil fuel emissio...
Published The future is foggy for Arctic shipping - The Future is Foggy for Arctic Shipping
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source As the Arctic warms and loses sea ice, trans-Arctic shipping has increased, reducing travel time and...
Published More sustainable agriculture by global redistribution of nitrogen fertilizer
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The growing global population needs sufficient food. Its production causes overfertilization and inc...
Published Using evidence from last Ice Age, scientists predict effects of rising seas on coastal habitats
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source The rapid sea level rise and resulting retreat of coastal habitat seen at the end of the last Ice Ag...
Published Climate is increasing risk of high toxin concentrations in Northern US lakes
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source As climate change warms the Earth, higher-latitude regions will be at greater risk for toxins produc...
Published What phytoplankton physiology has to do with global climate
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source Phytoplankton, tiny photosynthetic organisms in the ocean, play a crucial role in the global carbon...
Published Humans are disrupting natural 'salt cycle' on a global scale, new study shows
(via sciencedaily.com) Original source A new paper revealed that human activities are making Earth's air, soil and freshwater saltier, whic...