Is there a better way to farm shrimp? A new project says yes
The shrimp on your plate has a story. Over the past three decades, the world’s appetite for shrimp has surged — almost tenfold. Wild shrimp stocks alone can’t keep up …
Include climate impacts when protecting infrastructure
Ruptures of the Nord Stream natural-gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea in September 2022 released about 465,000 tonnes of methane (S. J. Harris et al. Nature 637, 1124–1130; 2025). The …
Lessons from Canada – THE DIRT
Tarr Inlet, Nunavut, Canada / Cameron DeLong Canada has a national climate adaptation strategy, but it’s largely up to its provinces and cities to move this work forward. Within provincial …
A unified representation of the temperature dependences of soil microbial growth and respiration
Current temperature-dependence models The Arrhenius model40 is an empirical framework based on the van’t Hoff equation of equilibrium for chemical reactions. It was originally developed to describe how reaction rates …
Where Andes meet Amazon, a new ‘lifeline’ for wildlife
As global temperatures rise, wildlife around the world are on the move, and one of the planet’s most biodiverse countries is no exception. In central Ecuador, where the Andes meet …
Veterinarians need to be part of West Nile disease storytelling
This year, Italy has seen a rise in West Nile virus cases. The disease is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, whose range is moving northwards owing to climate change. It causes …
SWA/Balsley Carves Public Space out of a Dangerous Intersection – THE DIRT
Mamie “Peanut” Johnson Plaza, Washington, D.C. SWA/Balsley / Sam Oberter, courtesy of SWA One of the top ten most dangerous intersections in Washington, D.C. has been transformed into a safe …
Colonial-era settlements and post-colonial legacies have increased the loss of montane forests in the central highlands of Kenya
Malhi, Y., Gardner, T. A., Goldsmith, G. R., Silman, M. R. & Zelazowski, P. Tropical forests in the anthropocene. Annu. Rev. Environ. Resour. 39, 125–159 (2014). Google Scholar Roberts, P. …
Axolotls are on the brink. Can we bring them back?
An ancient wetland system of islands and canals that pre-dates the Aztecs endures quietly in Mexico City. These wetlands, cradled within North America’s most populous city, are the only place …
Air taxis will soon be in our skies — if batteries can be made safer
Batteries are already powering electric vehicles (EVs) on our roads. But they are yet to transform aviation. Although some electric passenger planes are being prototyped, commercial uses are a decade …