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This week on Possibly, we’re looking at a practice called assisted migration – physically moving organisms whose habitats are ...
Climate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher ...
Vanilla flavoring is widely used in food, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. The primary source, Vanilla planifolia, however, is ...
The vanilla species grown for its flavoring is finicky. Genes from its wild relatives could help make it hardier — but not if those cousins go extinct.
This edition of Mint's ‘Climate Change and You’ newsletter discusses the coevolution of primates and fleshy fruits, the ...
A new scientific study found that elevated levels of atmospheric CO₂ can help crops grow faster and bigger, but not ...
Wild vanilla species face habitat loss up to 53% under climate change scenarios. Some may expand habitats by 140% but still ...
As the last bits of snow on Mount Washington melt away in early summer, they’re providing more for the alpine ecosystem than ...
Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge ...
Ancient Karewa sediments hold clues about the transformation of Kashmir's climate over milennia, a new palaeoscience study ...