DRI leading $5 million regional climate adaptation project
Reno, Nev. (January 4, 2023) - The impacts of climate change have been acute in California and Nevada, with most ...
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A Tale of Terroir: Porcini mushrooms have evolved with a preference to local adaptation
The Dentinger Lab at the Natural History Museum of Utah has published a provocative new paper in the journal New Phytologist that ...
Hundred-year-old riddle in botany reveals key plant adaptation to dry land
Průhonice, Czech Republic - The green world that we live in would not have been possible without hidden changes to ...
Ancient genomes reveal hidden history of human adaptation
The use of ancient DNA, including samples of human remains around 45,000 years old, has shed light on a previously ...
Global change may foster short-term evolutionary adaptation in microbes
A new study led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar (ICM-CSIC) in Barcelona suggests that global change is promoting ...
The legal framework for restructuring distressed companies in Asia needs local adaptation
A well-functioning corporate insolvency law that allows economically viable companies to restructure is critical for financial markets, especially in times ...
Climate extremes: The energy required for adaptation calls for stronger mitigation efforts
A new study published today in Nature Communications by researchers from the Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, the European Institute on ...
Microbes support adaptation to climate change
Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU) and Kiel University (CAU) led by Professor Sebastian Fraune use the example of ...
Rapid Adaptation of Deep Learning Teaches Drones to Survive Any Weather
To be truly useful, drones—that is, autonomous flying vehicles—will need to learn to navigate real-world weather and wind conditions. Credit: ...
New study offers improved pathways for monitoring and evaluation of climate adaptation conservation initiatives
A new study offers pathways to improve monitoring and evaluation (M&E) of climate-informed conservation while revealing how practitioners are currently ...
Life at the top: Scientists find first molecular clues behind high-altitude adaptation in gelada monkeys
Amongst the high mountain meadows and grasslands of the Ethiopian plateau stands one primate, the gelada–the “bleeding heart” monkey named ...
Rapid adaptation in fruit flies
Think evolution is a slow, gradual process? Tell that to fruit flies. In a new report in Science, researchers from ...
Large mammals can help climate change mitigation and adaptation
When it comes to helping mitigate the effects of climate change by absorbing carbon, flora rather than fauna usually comes ...
Europe and wildfires: from science to governance, adaptation is the key
Every year, 400,000 hectares in the European Union are affected by fire, 85% of which in southern Europe, due to ...
How 22 large cities address public health in climate adaptation plans
A review of 22 large cities’ climate adaptation plans finds that while most include meaningful actions to promote public health, ...
Review highlights opportunities for joined-up action on climate adaptation and invasive species management
A CABI-led review has found there are opportunities for increased policy coordination to achieve win-win results for both climate adaptation ...
Kessler Foundation scientists explore evidence for improving outcomes for prism adaptation therapy in stroke survivors
East Hanover, NJ. February 3, 2021. Seeking ways to improve outcomes of stroke rehabilitation, researchers from Kessler Foundation explored available ...
Metabolic adaptation delays time to reach weight-loss goals
SILVER SPRING, Md.— In women who are premenopausal with overweight, metabolic adaptation after a 16% weight loss increases the length ...
Forest geneticist awarded $1.2 million NSF CAREER grant to study Douglas fir hybridization, genomics and adaptation to climate change
The Douglas fir is one of the most economically important timber trees in the U.S. Harvested for the strength of its wood in ...
Climate adaptation increases vulnerability of cocoa farmers, study shows
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — New research offers an alternative perspective on adaptation to climate threats in Southeast Asia. Credit: Photo by ...
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, study finds
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Mount Sinai researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant to create a center to unravel novel causes of food allergy and atopic dermatitis
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Hydrogen peroxide from tea and coffee residue: New pathway to sustainability
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Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
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The next generation of global health innovators: Michelson Prize winners announced