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High plant diversity often found in smallest of areas
- Although it sounds weird, it is true: the steppes of Eastern Europe are home to a similar number of plant species as the regions of the Amazon... -
Permafrost thawing faster than expected due to extreme summer rainfall
- In the past 50 years, the Arctic region has been warming three times faster than the average rate of global warming. This warming thaws the... -
Large herbivores can reduce fire risks
- The use of large herbivores can be an effective means to prevent and mitigate wildfires, especially in places facing land abandonment. They can... -
Online kick-off of ‘Transition to a sustainable food system’
- The much anticipated online kick-off of the multidisciplinary research programme ‘Transition to a sustainable food system’ will take place... -
MSc lecture series: Nature in a crowded country
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Bumblebee queens migrate for hundreds of kilometres
- New research shows that bumblebee queens cover distances up to hundreds of kilometres. Wageningen pollination researcher Thijs Fijen discovered this... -
Researchers map law of variations in plant roots: an onion outsources
- It has long been one of the best kept secrets in the underground world: what determines the variation in form and function of plant roots? An... -
Researchers united on international road map to insect recovery
- It’s no secret that many insects are struggling worldwide. But we could fix these insects’ problems, according to more than 70 scientists... -
Capita selecta: Perceptions of Nature in different cultural contexts (2020)
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The thawing permafrost
- The vast, permanently frozen soils in Siberia and North America are about to thaw, IPCC reports in its new report. At what speed will that happen and...