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Eocene climate change brought monsoons to dry Central Asia
An increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 56 million years ago abruptly led to a wetter Central Asia with more plant growth. The publication in the scientific journal Nature Geoscience by an international group of scientists, among whom Carina Hoorn from the University of Amsterdam (UvA), sheds light on how our future will be shaped by global climate change.
Nature Today | The hidden world of wood-decaying fungi
Oct 26, 2024 — Wood decay. Wood consists mainly of sugar polymers (cellulose and hemicellulose) and of aromatic compounds (lignin). The difficulty to degrade wood is caused by lignin which lies as a protective layer around the other polymers. While cellulose and hemicellulose can be broken down using enzymes, lignin …
Tropical rainforests are losing their resilience worldwide
Tropical rainforests hold a wealth of biodiversity, but are globally approaching a critical point. The drastic decline is happening faster than expected, concludes an international research team. The team includes biologist Hans ter Steege, affiliated with Utrecht University and Naturalis Biodiversity Center.
Nature Today | Impact of climate change on marine life much …
Lead author Katharina Alter of the Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) explains why it is essential to summarize and analyze the results of published studies addressing the effects of climate change: “To gain a better understanding of the overall worldwide impact of climate change, marine biologists calculate its effects on …
First Ever World Rewilding Day – March 20 - Nature Today
20-MAR-2021 - On March 20, people across the planet will celebrate the first annual #WorldRewildingDay, raising awareness of rewilding and the need to recover nature. This is a critical year for nature recovery. Against the backdrop of rising global temperatures, biodiversity decline and the impact of Covid-19, there has never been a greater ...
Nature Today | Pear trees teeming with fish and other sea life
Artificial reefs in the Wadden Sea, made from discarded pear trees, are teeming with marine life after more than a year under water. That's shown in experiments by Jon Dickson, PhD candidate at NIOZ.
Nature Today | How does the dandelion adapt to cities and …
Dandelions contain a ‘hairy’ pappus, which unfolds like a parachute on a mature seed (Fig. 1c, insert), ideal for wind dispersal. There are also Asteraceae in which the pappus is more scale-like, making it suitable for dispersal by animals. The pappus therefore plays an important role in seed dispersal. As a result, changes in the pappus ...
Nature Today | Why plants worldwide became woody
Why do some plants grow into large woody shrubs or colossal trees, while others remain small and never produce wood in their stems? It’s an evolutionary puzzle that already baffled Charles Darwin more than 160 year ago. Now, scientists from The Netherlands and Germany present the first global overview of woodiness evolution on islands, which will finally help to solve the puzzle.
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Oct 29, 2024 — 65. 66. ». Op naturetoday.com vind je dagelijks het actuele nieuws over de natuur. De berichten gaan over vogels, vlinders, libellen, reptielen, amfibieen, vissen, strand en zee, zoogdieren, planten en paddenstoelen. Ook thema's als het effect van verandering in weer en klimaat komen regelmatig aan bod.