From January 18 th through January 21 st, approximately 40 students gathered in Aldrich Hall for a SIP on Climate Adaptation. This course was led by HBS Professor John Macomber with Dr. Joe Allen from ...

The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and animals can potentially adjust their biology to better cope with new ...

Researchers from the University of Jena and the Leibniz Institutes in Jena have published new findings on the adaptability of the microalgae Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. The interdisciplinary study, ...

If the world genuinely intends to help people adapt to climate change, including women cannot be treated as optional. It must ...

The droughts, wildfires, floods and storms that have marked what's been confirmed as the hottest summer on record are a stark reminder that we not only need to accelerate our decarbonization efforts ...

In a recent review published in the journal Nature Reviews Earth & Environment, researchers discussed the role of climatic shifts and vegetation changes in driving the evolution within the subfamily ...

Muscles, particularly skeletal muscles, play an essential role in the motor function and homeostasis of the whole body. The muscle mass enlarges and shrinks depending on environmental factors, such as ...

The modern world of today differs in many important respects from the Environment of Evolutionary Adaptedness (EEA). This mismatch serves as a useful starting point for understanding the function and ...