Old air samples hint at effects of climate change

Old air samples hint at effects of climate change

Through DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years. It now starts several weeks earlier, revealing how quickly nature's calendar can reset in line with a warmer climate.

Old Air Samples Hint at Effects of Climate Change

Through the DNA analysis of old air samples collected by the Swedish Armed Forces, researchers at Lund University in Sweden can show that spore dispersal of northern mosses has shifted over the past 35 years.