Purpose Exercise can reduce C-reactive protein (CRP), but heterogeneity exists and it is unclear whether exercise-induced weight compensation occurs or relates to CRP change. We examined whether compensation occurs in adults with elevated CRP during exercise and whether compensation and compensatory behaviours are associated with CRP change. Methods In this 4-month randomised controlled trial, 124 sedentary adults with elevate...

Crop diversification is a promising strategy to strengthen pest control services in agricultural landscapes. Diversifying crops may limit pests through host crop dilution or by enhancing top‐down control by their enemies. However, crop diversification may also benefit generalist pests through higher resource continuity. Using a large‐scale dataset encompassing 742 landscapes across 13 countries, we assessed the impact of lands...

Coral reefs are increasingly threatened by ocean warming. Interestingly, corals from hypersaline environments such as the Gulf of Aqaba (GoA) show high thermotolerance. To test whether salinity modulates coral thermal tolerance, we exposed Stylophora pistillata from the hypersaline Gulf of Aqaba and Montipora digitata from Bali, Indonesia to a simulated heatwave (1 °C rise every four days) lasting 39 days under ambient (35 PSU...

The definition of biological sex has become a renewed focus of societal debate, fuelled by the conflation of biological principles with discussions of human gender diversity. Here, we argue that conceptual clarity critically depends on separating these domains. Drawing on evolutionary theory and empirical evidence, we maintain that biological sex is best defined as a binary classification of male and female reproductive strate...

Democracies struggle to translate sustainability science, and public concern into sufficiently transformative actions. Ongoing polarization, politicization and disinformation extenuate this challenge. Some scholars suggest that deliberative democratic innovations can help to bridge science, public understanding and will formation, and policy implementation in the face of vested interests. In light of these challenges, we intro...