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, ...
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Melting Ice Reveals A Long-Lost Prehistoric Forest In Wyoming
Now, as global temperatures rise, the ice patch has melted — and subsequently provided researchers with a new opportunity to study our planet’s rich geological and climate history. In 2007 ...
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 ...
Climate warming leads to more frequent tree reproduction at expense of growth, long-term study suggests
A new long-term study reveals alarming insights into the impact of climate change on the European beech (Fagus sylvatica), ...
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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 ...
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This native Michigan apple tree could hold the key to saving apples from climate change
[Photo: AP Photo/Mike Householder] A key to protecting apples from climate change might be hiding in Michigan’s forests. In the quest to make apple trees more resilient in a warming climate ...