Underneath forests lies the wood wide web, a complex network of fungi, and bacteria connected to the roots of plants and trees. This subterranean social network is much older than
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Carelessly designed climate change mitigation policies could negatively affect food security placing an additional 160 million people at risk of hunger by 2050, according to a new study published on
As global temperatures increase, trees are growing faster, but forests are storing less carbon because their so-called carbon residence time — the length of time trees stores carbon — may
On Monday, the German Ethics Council made public a 230-page report discussing their current position on human genome manipulation and in particular, germline editing. According to the press release published
On the Antarctic peninsula, nitrogen-rich poop from seal and penguin colonies create biodiversity hotspots by enriching the soil, according to a new study published on 9 May in Cell Press
Owing to the absence of light at the bottom of the ocean, scientists previously believed that the deeper a fish lives, the less complex their visual system would be. But
Freshwater rivers provide vital ecosystem services, enable fish migration, and move sediments — such as sand, clay, silt, and soil — from one place to another to alleviate pollution. However,
Being overweight is no longer just an urban problem, as once thought. A new study published on 8 May in Nature suggests weight gain in rural areas may, in fact,
In a new commentary published on 8 May in Nature, three experts discuss the current priorities for food and land use, including sustainable agricultural systems, safeguarding biodiversity, and ensuring food
A new report from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) finds that the rate of species extinctions is accelerating and up to one million plant and