Nature

Fig 1. Forests are becoming shorter and younger because of a range of factors, a new study says.Ongoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide,...

The white mould fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum detoxifies the mustard oil bomb in plants of the cabbage familySummary    Cabbage plants defend themselves against herbivores and...

Surprising glacial and nearly ice-free periods in the last 66 million yearsSummary    New research reaffirms that modern sea-level rise is linked to human activities...

Oxygen first accumulated in the Earth's atmosphere about 2.4 billion years ago, during the Great Oxidation Event. A long-standing puzzle has been that geologic...

Scientists explored how the valuable ecosystems responded to rising seas in the pastSummary    Mangrove trees -- valuable coastal ecosystems found in Florida and other...

Nitrogen is essential for all living things. Synthetic fertilizer, which contains rich reactive nitrogen, has sustained food production, but the nitrogen it emits is...

Fig 1. Acropora corals. Colourful bleaching in New Caledonia.A new study by the University of Southampton has revealed why some corals exhibit a dazzling...

Fig 1. Carbon loss traditional measurement at 150 meters compared to carbon loss measurement considering depth of sunlight penetration.          Every spring in the Northern...

Study shows pollution harms gut bacteria, contributes to diabetes, obesity    A new study links air pollution to changes in the human gut microbiome which could...

Fig 1. A male Podarcis erhardii, the Aegean wall lizardRelocated in small groups to experimental islands, lizards rapidly and repeatedly developed new chemical signals...