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Tree rings reveal it is hotter now than in the last 1200 years

09.08.2023

According to a 1200 year timescale based on tree rings, we are experiencing unprecedented warming. Such finding are the result of the international research team coordinated by Prof Marco Carrer of the University of Padua, and by Georg von Arx of the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL

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birds
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Revealing the dramatic effects of heatwaves on wildlife and ecosystems

08.08.2023

A study published in «Global Change Biology» experimentally demonstrates the dramatic effect that heat waves can have on some wild bird species in the Mediterranean area. The study was conducted by the University of Milan in close collaboration with the University of Padua, CNR-IRSA, ISPRA and the Province of Matera

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Padua ranks first among Italian research institutions and universities for winning projects

08.08.2023

Thanks to the 3 winning projects from Luca Scorrano, Manlio De Domenico, and Edoardo Grillo, Padua ranks first among Italian research institutions and universities according to the results of the FIS 2021. Padua researchers won 3 out of the 47 winning projects (6.4%) with total funding of 3M EUR out of the 50M EUR available (6%)

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Rosa, la macchina che riproduce il meccanismo che genera campi geotermici e terremoti

08.08.2023

Uno studio realizzato da un team di ricerca Unipd ha permesso di comprendere il ruolo del cambiamento di fase dell’acqua sul comportamento delle rocce in condizioni simili a quelle che caratterizzano i sistemi geotermici ad alta temperatura

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Unipd research: the best pollinators come from nature

08.08.2023

Published in Nature Communications by Elena Gazzea and Lorenzo Marini of the University of Padua, a new study quantifies the effect of pollinators on crop quality through a global scaled meta-analysis of a statistical technique using a quantitative synthesis of existing literature

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