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The loss and degradation of boreal old-growth forest is threatening biodiversity and a wide range of ecosystem services. Especially in Europe, the boreal forest has been subject to intensification of forestry practices, ...

Anthropogenic contamination is a wide-spread environmental problem. In addition to persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic legacy contaminants, emerging contaminants with unknown environmental behaviour are causing concern. ...

Traditionally nature plays a significant role for people worldwide. Thousands of years ago our ancestors made their life-related decisions by accounting for the environmental situation. They relied on natural phenomena, ...

All animals rely on energy in order to grow, reproduce and thrive. The conversion of nutrients into energy happens in mitochondria, which are crucial components of the cells. The efficiency with which mitochondria produce ...

Tropical rainforests are at the same time some of the most species-rich and the least known terrestrial ecosystems. They are also under immense human pressure. Lack of information about species taxonomy, their distributions, ...

Despite the development of modern medicine and vaccines, vaccine-preventable childhood infections remain a major burden and even cause of death around the globe. The recent surge in the outbreaks of infectious diseases ...

Adaptation is a key evolutionary process which may be important to maintain population viability during rapid environmental changes. The European grayling (Thymallus thymallus) is a freshwater salmonid that effectively ...

The PIM kinase family comprises three constitutively active serine/threonine kinases that affect cell proliferation, survival, and motility, especially when upregulated in hematological malignancies or solid tumors, such ...

Climate change affects temperature and landscapes, especially in northern latitudes where heavy winters are becoming less common. Changes in the environment can strongly affect animals locally adapted to their habitat. ...