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Brett Scheffers

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Assistant Professor, University of Florida

Researchers have found that dragonflies have become on average lighter-colored over the past half-century in response to higher temperatures. norio-nakayama/flickr

November 11, 2016

Climate change is affecting all life on Earth – and that’s not good news for humanity

Brett Scheffers, University of Florida and James Watson, The University of Queensland

Study shows the footprint of climate change is already vast and that species are trying to adapt to rising temperatures.

The white-lipped tree frog, one of the species threatened by warming. Stephen Williams

May 28, 2015

Let’s get serious about protecting wildlife in a warming world

Stephen Williams, James Cook University; Brett Scheffers, University of Florida, and Lorena Falconi, James Cook University

Climate change is one of the biggest threats to the world’s wildlife, but recent projects provide hope that we’ll be able to help species adapt.

This rare white lemuroid possum is just one of the species that will see dramatic effects of climate change. Mike Trennery

October 9, 2013

As climate changes, animals move fast to escape the heat

Stephen Williams, James Cook University and Brett Scheffers, James Cook University

Australia is already feeling the effects of climate change, with record-breaking temperatures not just over summer, but over the past 12 months as well. Research suggests that such events are many times…

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