environment

Flowering plants outcompeted conifers

It is commonly accepted that the burst in diversity of flowering plants, between 125 and 80 million years ago, had a negative impact on the diversity of other...

Environmental change and fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds: what is the gap to bridge?

Environmental change will have a substantial negative impact on production and availability of several important components of a healthy diet. This study gives...

Poorly protected areas: human impacts are destroying nature’s safeguards

We found that roughly one-third of the globally protected area estate (amounting to six million km²) is under intense human pressure. Governments around the...

Consumed to death: bacteria cause their own extinction by over-polluting the environment

It has been speculated for quite a while whether populations – first of all the human population – can drive themselves to extinction by over-polluting their...

Environmental sustainability of nationally recommended diets

We are what we eat – similarly, our environment depends more and more on our choices for our daily menu. National recommended diets are intended to provide us...

Boechera, Why are you so Cool?

Due to their static nature, plants must adapt to their surrounding environment. Among other challenges, resisting to the sun-heat is a major one. How do they...

How a fungus causes the collapse of salamander populations

Fire salamanders in Europe are threatened by a seemingly relentless pathogen. How will salamanders cope with this aggressive fungus?

The climate's barrier to coastal hurricanes

The delicate role of climate in regulating how costal hurricanes may form and gain strength.

When and where neonicotinoids are bad for bees

The so-far largest on field study reveals crucial insights on the use of neonicotinoids in agriculture.

One root for every soil: a double-personality tale

How environment shapes…your nose

The silent battle of young corals against ocean acidification