Plants' heat stress strategies offer insights for survival in warming climate
As Australia swelters through a scorching summer, the nation's flora is facing not just extreme heat, but also prolonged heat ...
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Lifestyle and environmental factors affect health and aging more than our genes
A new study led by researchers from Oxford Population Health has shown that a range of environmental factors, including lifestyle (smoking and physical activity), and living conditions, have a greater ...
Scientists monitor environmental impact of Moss Landing battery fires
Monterey Bay Aquarium scientists are investigating potential environmental effects of recent battery fires at the Vistra plant in Moss Landing.
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Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors
Animal populations from urban areas show significantly higher resilience to stressful environmental conditions. The mussel and crustacean species studied were able to adapt to disturbed environments, ...
Proactively exposing ecosystems to mild environmental stressors offers protection, study finds
Mild, proactive exposure to environmental stress can help biological communities resist severe disturbances and maintain ...
Urban environments promote adaptation to multiple stressors in aquatic species
Urban habitats are very different from natural habitats and pose new challenges for animals and plants. Until now, little was ...
In 1981, 70 People Were Mauled On The Set Of The ‘Most Dangerous Film Ever Made’—A Biologist Tells The Story
With wildlife filmmaking still at a nascent stage in the '70s, "Roar" became a case study on how not to handle wild animals ...
The most stressful towns and cities in England - see if yours is on the list
Incredible new study using 20 different risk factors unmasks the most and least stressful cities and towns to live in in ...