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Evolution: The beneficiaries of mass extinction
Past mass extinctions may have the potential to guide modern conservation efforts, according to a new study.
Insight into our climate future
New research has shown that limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is still geophysically possible, but requires more ambitious emission reductions.
The 30-year-old ozone layer treaty has a new role: fighting climate change
Martyn Chipperfield writes for The Conversation on how the 30-year-old ozone layer treaty Montreal Protocol is so successful it is now taking on Climate Change.
The millions of species we ignore at our peril
The mass movement of humans and animals is significantly affecting the distribution of essential microorganisms, scientists warn.
Greenland ice flow likely to speed up
Seismic surveys challenge the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term, says a new study.