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How did past populations cope with climate change? New research combining climate data, archaeology, palaeontology, geography and history shows that it did not always end in crises and societal collapse. This more realistic understanding of the past helps us prepare for the future as climate change effects intensify...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/climate-change-history-lesson

Low scores by New Zealand's students in recent international tests of literacy have prompted a rethink of the country's curriculum. Educator Christine Braid thinks that teaching handwriting and spelling may come in handy...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/new-zealand-spelling-handwriting

A population crash to fewer than 300 is breaking apart the song culture of a bird species. In healthy populations, adult male regent honeyeaters have long, complex songs. But in small populations, the song is diminished. Often, the birds adopt songs of other species. It makes males less attractive to females. No mating means population extinction in a few years. ..

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/endangered-birds-songs-extinction

Many national economies will downgrade within a decade unless we reduce emissions. Researchers used artificial intelligence to simulate economic effects of climate change on the creditworthiness for 108 countries over the next ten, thirty, fifty, and hundred years. The study is the first to understand long-term climate change impacts on sovereign and corporate debt...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/climate-change-economic-risk

Frequent bullshitters often can't identify it themselves. The new research also shows that frequent BSers are much more likely to fall for fake news. The work will help understand how misinformation spreads and ways to combat it...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/bullshitting-a-bullshitter

Legume trees change soil chemistry and microbiology to increase access to nutrients and support growth for themselves and other trees. A new study helps understand how these trees protect tropical forests and help in sustainable reforestation...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/nitrogen-fixing-trees-bacteria-soil

Sustainable Development Goals are United Nation's global targets to improve our society and environment. New research shows that reaching these goals will have mixed impacts on forests...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/sustainable-development-goals-mixed-impact

Scientists analyzed over a thousand studies on recreational hunting and its impact on conservation and people's livelihoods. Papers often highlighted revenues that hunting generates, but not how the money benefits conservation and local communities...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/recreational-hunting-conservation-economy

Chemist Zac Hudson has created a fully compostable coffee pod that breaks down in 35 days. Every year, billions of single-use coffee pods end up in landfill. Plastic ones remain stable for centuries...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/biodegrable-environmental-friendly-coffee-pod

Green burials are increasingly available in America but some eco-conscious elders are unaware of this when planning for their deaths. Researchers surveyed 20 environmentalists in an American city. They were over 60 years old, and identified as environmentalists...

http://researchstoryteller.com/espressoknowledge/green-burials-environmentally-friendly