Growth Rates Of Andean Stem-Rosettes
Introduction Tall stem-rosettes — aka giant rosettes — grow at high elevations on many tropical mountains, including the northern Andes of South America, the East…
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Climate Change Causes Molecular-Level Stress Responses
Anemones are abundant in an acidified ocean. But are they thriving? New genomics research shows that ocean acidification puts these animals under considerable stress. The…
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Evolution During The Dawn Of Limbs
Limbs can take many forms, from paws to wings, allowing vertebrates to walk, run, swim, fly, and grab things. And even though limbs look very…
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Radical Discovery Prompts A Rethink Of Cloud Chemistry
How long does a cloud live? As a nation, Britain is famous for its preoccupation with the weather. So as a scientist growing up here,…
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An Invasive Frog Increases And Decreases Non-Native Mammals In Hawaii
Can a little frog make a difference? This is the question we asked ourselves when a small frog (~3 cm) from one area of the…
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Recovery For Xerophytic Thickets In Madagascar After Slash-And-Burn Practices
Tropical forests are incredible melting pots of biodiversity and are essential for regulating global climate through, among other things, carbon storage. Without these forests, the…
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Behavioral Trials Of Farmed Elk Show Effects Of Group Feeding
Free-ranging herbivores typically aggregate when they are feeding, though at first glance, if they are making a good choice, we might ask how occupying the…
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A New Land Use Classification For Urban Health And Climate Studies In Scarcely Documented Areas
Are we able to model the urban climate in every city around the globe? Can we properly cope, nowadays, with urban issues and challenges related…
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Thermal Comfort, Built Environments, And Seasonal Outdoor Activities
Why is weather so important in the use of outdoor spaces? Sustainable outdoor built environments play a key role in the lives of residents in…
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Is A Drone With A Thermal Camera As Good At Locating Grassland Songbird Nests As Traditional Search Methods?
As captured in the phrase, “the canary in the coal mine,” songbirds are known to be indicators of ecosystem health. Detecting downward population trends in…
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New Insights On Aquifer Perturbation After CO2 Injection As Illustrated By Rare Earth Element Behavior
Rare earth element (REE, lanthanides plus yttrium) behavior in natural environments has been extensively studied. REEs are valuable as components of electronic and renewable energy…
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