Abstract In the era of the sixth mass extinction, reversing global biodiversity loss is of vital importance for life on Earth. In 2022, parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Kunming‐Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), a strategic plan with 23 action‐oriented targets to be achieved by 2030.
Ina Lehmann +3 more
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Fed the same way? Exploring the influence of breastfeeding, weaning, and childhood diet on adult sex ratios through stable isotope analysis of incremental dentine in Medieval Tuscany, Italy (11th-15th c. CE). [PDF]
Amaro A +7 more
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Goldilocks: American Precious Metals and the Rise of the West
ABSTRACT We estimate the contribution of the American precious metal windfall to Western Europe's growth performance in the early modern period. The exogenous nature of American precious metal extraction allows for the identification of monetary effects.
Yao Chen, Nuno Palma, Felix Ward
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Fifteenth century CE Bolivian maize reveals genetic affinities with ancient Peruvian maize. [PDF]
Chen H +8 more
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Multi‐season analysis reveals hundreds of drought‐responsive genes in sorghum
SUMMARY Persistent drought affects global crop production and is becoming more severe in many parts of the world in recent decades. Deciphering how plants respond to drought will facilitate the development of flexible mitigation strategies. Sorghum bicolor L.
Benjamin Cole +26 more
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Altered Ocean Temperature Gradients Are Key to Miocene South Asian Monsoon Evolution
Abstract Indian Ocean sea surface temperature (SST) gradients influence South Asian summer monsoon (SASM) strength. Middle Miocene proxy records show reversed Arabian Sea zonal gradients (warmer west than east) and reduced Indian Ocean meridional gradients compared to today—patterns coupled models cannot reproduce, hindering accurate SASM simulation ...
Xiaoqing Liu, Matthew Huber
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More continuity than change following the Black Death epidemic in medieval Cambridge. [PDF]
Robb J +7 more
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Earliest depiction of port wine stains, eye signs and ear deformity in the portrait of Edward Grimston (c. 1399-1478) by Petrus Christus. [PDF]
Ashrafian H, Harling L.
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Ancestors of governmentality: Accounting and pastoral power in the 15th century
M. Bigoni, W. Funnell
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