Data also shows that the number of spotted lanternflies is decreasing in places where they were first spotted. The research team says this is likely due to an ecological correction and probably means ...

On February 2, 1887, residents of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, consulted a large rodent regarding the arrival of spring, ...

The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau (QTP), a region highly sensitive to global climate change, shows vegetation phenological shifts that reflect the ecosystem’s response to climate fluctuations. However, how ...

The autumnal equinox occurs in September each year, and in the northern hemisphere the date marks the end of summer and beginning of autumn. The Earth is tilted on its axis. This means that the Sun ...

These findings illustrate a potentially widespread means for plant populations to maintain high fitness in the face of novel stressors. Effects of Global Change on Plant Phenological Traits. The ...