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Beak Shape Can Predict Nest Material Use in the World’s Birds, Study Finds
The material a bird selects for its nest depends on the dimensions of its beak, according to researchers.
Arctic Dust Found to Be a Major Source of Particles That Form Ice Crystals in Arctic Low-Level Clouds
Researchers from Nagoya University and the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan have found that dust from land without snow cover in the Arctic is a major source of particles that form ice crystals in low-level clouds of the Arctic (at altitudes below about 3 km) during summer and fall.
Record-breaking Heat in the Summer of 2022 Caused more than 61,000 Deaths in Europe
The summer of 2022 was the hottest summer ever recorded in Europe and was characterised by an intense series of record-breaking heat waves, droughts and forest fires.
Bees Get Week Early Wakeup Call From Warming Climate
Warmer springs are causing British bees to wake up earlier, a new study has found, threatening the pollination of crops such as apples and pears.
The Key to Why Plants Flower Early in a Warming World
Scientists have unveiled a new mechanism that plants use to sense temperature.