Urban growth, heat islands, humidity, climate change: the costs multiply in tropical cities

Sep 10, 2019 20:21 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Some 60% of the planets expected urban area by 2030 is yet to be built. This forecast highlights how rapidly the worlds people are becoming urban. Cities now occupy about 2% of the worlds land area, but are home to about...

Ghana wants to grow more cashews. But what about unintended consequences?

Aug 15, 2019 17:38 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Over at least the last decade, one of Ghanas most vital breadbaskets has been converted into cashew nut production to feed export markets. Bono East, Bono and the Ahafo regions previously known as the Brong Ahafo region ...

New research shows that Antarctica's largest floating ice shelf is highly sensitive to warming of the ocean

Aug 15, 2019 17:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Scientists have long been concerned about the potential collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and its contribution to global sea level rise. Much of West Antarcticas ice lies below sea level, and warming ocean...

A day at the beach: Deep learning for a child

Aug 15, 2019 17:36 pm UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The beach offers a wide open playscape where children are fuelled by curiosity. Whether at the beach or elsewhere outdoors, it helps to take a moment to see the world through the lens of a child who is discovering the...

Animals will struggle to adapt fast enough to cope with climate change, study finds

Jul 28, 2019 11:10 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

The blackcurrant harvest on my allotment is highly dependent on the weather. In 2018 the UK had a hot, dry summer and the currants were sweet and plentiful. So far 2019 has been cold and wet, and the currants are few and...

Sharks: one in four habitats in remote open ocean threatened by longline fishing

Jul 28, 2019 11:09 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

Unlike the many species which stalk the shallow, coastal waters that fisheries exploit all year round, pelagic sharks roam the vast open oceans. These are the long-distance travellers of the submarine world and include the...

2,000 years of records show it's getting hotter, faster

Jul 28, 2019 11:08 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature

New reconstructions of Earths temperature over the past 2,000 years, published today in Nature Geoscience, highlight the astonishing rate of the recent widespread warming of our planet. We also now have a clearer...