Most animals have their own version of tree rings. Here's how we biologists use them to help species thrive
We have a natural fascination with time—how landscapes have been carved over millennia, how our bodies grow and sag with age, ...
Climate change is threatening cacao crops, researchers say
Rising temperatures and shifting rainfall patterns in West Africa, which supplies around 70% of the world's cacao, are disrupting the crop, affecting both the quantity and quality of beans — and ...
Ancient tree rings uncover climate's impact on Chinese dynastic history
A study tracking rainfall patterns over thousands of years has found that more arid periods coincided with ages of dynastic ...
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Climate warming leads to more frequent beech tree reproduction, at the expense of growth
A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on European beech (Fagus sylvatica), one of Europe's most widespread and ecologically important tree species.
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Alpine plants serve as an early indicator of climate change. What do they tell us?
Alpine plants, fragile and adapted to live in a limited ecosystem, may be the canary in the coal mine of climate change.
How Chablis Winemakers Are Fighting Back Against Climate Change
Like Mr. Vocoret, Athénaïs de Béru of Château de Béru, believes climate change has created a lot of unknowns. Ms. Béru, whose ...
Climate Rules Threaten the Money Growing in Nordic Trees
The EU wants to keep old trees standing to help hit decarbonization targets. But foresters resent what they regard as ...
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Climate change in African mountains has much more impact than we thought
Impacts of climate change on African mountain communities are more severe than we thought. Farmers report alarming shifts in weather patterns, including rising temperatures, altered rainfall, and more ...
Tibetan tree rings highlight link between climate change and fall of major Chinese dynasties
Study tracking climate patterns across thousands of years found that periods of lower rainfall coincided with some major political upheavals Researchers have used tree rings to track rainfall patterns ...