Corals in the genus Orbicella survived previous temperature changes in the Caribbean and may be able to survive future climate change events as well.

CReSP was launched at the Global Landscapes Forum, the lead side event of the COP22 talks being held in Marrakech, Morocco. The initiative brings together partners in research, extension, production and policy to improve and expand the utilization of climate smart and nutritious sweetpotato varieties in the context of national climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies. CReSP aims to benefit at least 50 million people in high vulnerability regions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America over the next 10 years.

Tropical forest tree crowns don't quite touch, a phenomenon known as 'crown shyness.' To ants, shy canopy trees are like islands, and island biogeography rules apply. But connect the trees with vines, and the story changes.

GOAmazon researchers describe in Nature the role of clouds as transporters of particles between the ground and the upper atmosphere. New knowledge will enhance climate models.

A new species of dragonfly with a bluish waxy body coating has been described by Brazilian researchers, that are investigating whether the wax serves as a kind of sunscreen to protect the male's body from solar radiation since the insect is exposed to sunlight for many hours every day.