Extensive climate-induced range shifts in butterflies across the globe
Pecl, G. T. et al. Biodiversity redistribution under climate change: impacts on ecosystems and human well-being. Science 355,…
As Fire Looms, the View from Inside a Tiny Town
The aircraft churned through the Fraser Canyon night like an alien spectre, twin spotlights illuminating its surroundings but…
The day Washington drew Israel’s red lines | Guest Commentary | Opinion
“If I was in the Cabinet of the Israeli government, I might not be attacking the only powerful…
Why the Reflecting Pool Is Full of Algae After Trump’s Renovation
On Wednesday morning, workers poured hydrogen peroxide into the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, DC. The treatment…
Federal Adviser Says Data Centres ‘Provide Markets’ for Gas
[Editor’s note: This story is being published in collaboration with DeSmog, a global climate investigations outlet.] The artificial…
The hunt for the red lionfish — a beautiful and dangerous invader
Somewhere off Israel’s coast, most likely near a rock or reef, a lionfish is swimming at this very…
Ebola outbreak spirals out of control: how might it have started?
A researcher retrieves bats from a net inside a cave in central Africa.Credit: Steeve Jordan/AFP via Getty The…
Chernobyl’s Wolf Population Is Now 7 Times Higher Than Before the Disaster
The most expensive nuclear disaster in human history turned 40 on Sunday, but the consequences have been almost…
Long-term adaptation pathways for Venice and its lagoon under sea-level rise
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Experts warn of rapid loss of water in the Baltic Sea: ‘A vibrant reef is turning into an underwater wasteland’
While global water and ocean levels are rising, the Baltic Sea lost 275 billion tonnes of water at…
New finds shed light on diet and locomotion in Australopithecus deyiremeda
Haile-Selassie, Y. et al. New species from Ethiopia further expands middle Pliocene hominin diversity. Nature 521, 483–488 (2015).…
Serial innovations by Asgard archaea shaped the DNA replication machinery of the early eukaryotic ancestor
O’Donnell, M., Langston, L. & Stillman, B. Principles and concepts of DNA replication in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya.…