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| Some coral reefs are keeping pace with ocean warming Posted: 07 Sep 2021 02:53 PM PDT Some coral communities are becoming more heat tolerant as ocean temperatures rise, offering hope for corals in a changing climate. |
| Nature’s archive reveals Atlantic tempests through time Posted: 07 Sep 2021 01:05 PM PDT Scientists uncover how natural archives recorded Atlantic hurricane frequency over the past 1,000 years. More data is needed to help model how climate change will affect storms in the future. |
| The warming climate is causing animals to 'shapeshift' Posted: 07 Sep 2021 08:07 AM PDT Climate change is not only a human problem; animals have to adapt to it as well. Some 'warm-blooded' animals are shapeshifting and getting larger beaks, legs, and ears to better regulate their body temperatures as the planet gets hotter. |
| The history of insects living on the open ocean tracked with the history of the currents they ride Posted: 07 Sep 2021 08:06 AM PDT The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected to thrive. In fact, only one insect group, ocean skaters, or water striders, has adapted to life on the open seas. How these insects evolved to conquer the high seas, however, was not known. Now, a study of the genetics of skaters provides a clue. The answer has to do with when major currents in the eastern Pacific Ocean came into existence with each species of skater evolving to match the unique conditions of those currents, according to scientists who examined the genetics of three ocean skater species collected across the eastern Pacific between Hawaii and Peru. The findings could unravel the mystery of how each skater species came to occupy habitats vastly different from those of other insects, and also deepen our understanding of how climate change affects ocean-dwelling organisms. |
| Posted: 07 Sep 2021 08:02 AM PDT Corals may be able to cope with climate change in the coming decades better than previously thought -- but will still struggle with rapidly intensifying rates of climate change. |
| Conservation commitments should focus on the best places to protect rare species Posted: 07 Sep 2021 06:47 AM PDT The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom has pledged to protect 30% of land to support the recovery of nature, but a new study finds that much of the new land that has been allocated to meet this aspiration is not in the highest priority areas for biodiversity conservation. |
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