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Is breadfruit the climate change-proof food of the future?

As the climate continues to shift because of human actions, breadfruit could increasingly play a role in addressing global hunger, according to a paper published this month in the journal PLOS Climate.

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New Antarctic penguin colonies discovered further south than normal

As the climate warms, gentoo penguins are expanding to habitats that were previously too icy for them to raise chicks.

Wildfire smoke linked to Covid-19 cases and deaths in the West
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Wildfire smoke linked to Covid-19 cases and deaths in the West

Thousands of coronavirus cases and hundreds of deaths may be attributable to the particulate matter in wildfire smoke
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The glacier that produced the 'Titanic' iceberg has suddenly stopped flowing

After a period of losing 66 feet of ice per year, the Jakobshavn Glacier is growing again - but that doesn't mean glaciers aren't in trouble.

Ocean-dwelling species are disappearing twice as quickly as land animals
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Ocean-dwelling species are disappearing twice as quickly as land animals

Researchers point toward marine creatures' inability to adapt to changing water temperatures, lack of adequate shelter.

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Polar bears may soon feast on whale carcasses. Global warming is to blame

This scavenging strategy saved bears in the past, but it's not sustainable as temperatures climb at unprecedented rates.

Ocean acidification is frying fish's sense of smell

Ocean acidification is frying fish's sense of smell

By the end of the century, the ocean is predicted to become two-and-a-half times more acidic, which is bad news for sea life.
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