Nature reports

Salt marsh sediment and vegetation can remain largely intact even during extreme storm surges. This was demonstrated in an experiment in which researchers transported sections of salt marsh from the Wadden Sea to the Delta Flume,..

New research shows how natural patterns in coastal meadows redistribute salt stress, helping vegetation remain productive under increasingly saline conditions. Such a mechanism can enhance the resilience of ecosystems to..

Bewick’s swans are migrating less and less far to the southwest in winter. On average, they spend the winter 118 kilometres closer to their breeding grounds for every 1 degree Celsius increase in winter temperature...

The climate warmed up almost as quickly 56 million years ago as it is doing now. When a huge amount of CO2 entered the atmosphere in a short period of time, it led to large-scale forest fires and erosion. Mei Nelissen, PhD..

As climate change drives earlier spring conditions in the Arctic, birds species that travel there to breed are under pressure to migrate faster. Despite their remarkable ability to adapt, researchers warn that speeding up spring..

In city centers, lichens are becoming heavier. Thanks to the urban heat island effect, they adapt to higher temperatures by growing thicker than their counterparts outside the city. This remarkable phenomenon shows how even the..

Can animal populations adapt to climate change by becoming genetically similar to more southerly populations? That is the question posed by ecologist Natalie van Dis. This knowledge could indicate which populations are most at..

Over the past century, the growth of tropical trees has remained minimally affected by droughts. As a result, the rate of CO2 sequestration in tropical wood has been fairly stable. These are the main findings of a global study,..

After a winter that was slightly drier than usual, the extremely dry spring is putting the Dutch water system under pressure. Groundwater levels have dropped significantly below the normal level for this time of year in many..

Every summer there they are again, blue-green algae. Why are they a problem, are they getting worse with climate change and what can we do about them? These are questions that over the past few years the Netherlands Institute of..