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Can soil microbes thrive in a changing climate?
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Climate change, habitat degradation, and other human-caused environmental changes are putting organisms around the world under unprecedented stress. Predicting and mitigating the impacts of growing stress on organisms and the environmental services on which we rely involves knowing why some
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Migratory birds can partially offset climate change: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Climate change-induced habitat degradation is causing havoc with bird migratory dates. According to a new study, birds can partially compensate for these changes by delaying the start of spring migration and finishing the journey faster. Yet, the method has a cost- a decrease in overall surv
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Deforestation, Climate change could decimate Madagascar's rainforest habit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): A study has found that left unchecked, the combined effects of deforestation and human-induced climate change could eliminate Madagascar's entire eastern rainforest habitat by 2070, impacting thousands of plants, mammals, reptiles, and amphibians that are
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