Warmer temperatures may benefit parts of the Amazon rainforest, suggesting that the tropical ecosystem may be more resistant to climate change than once thought. It had previously been thought that water stress brought on by global warming and the drying out of the soil and air would broadly harm the plants of the Amazon. This would lead to reduced photosynthesis -- the chemical process by which plants make food and absorb in carbon dioxide -- and help accelerate climate change. However, US researchers found that wetter areas of the world's largest rainforest actually grow leaves more efficient at photosynthesis when exposed to dry air. The team warned that there is a limit to this, however, and that excessively warm temperatures would still cause damage to even these resilient parts of the forest.

Crop losses at the hands of swarms of hungry insects could double by 2050 as bug populations thrive in the warmer temperatures brought about by climate change. The crops set to be hit hardest include wheat, maize and rice - particularly in northern climates - say scientists behind the shocking new study. The research predicts that pest-induced crop losses will rise by between 10 and 25 per cent for every 1 F (0.55 C) the planet's surface warms. Farmers should begin grow heat- and insect-resistant produce now in order to prepare for the crop-hungry bugs, scientists warned. The research, from an international team of scientists, used computer models to predict increases in insect populations in a warmer world.

This is the incredible moment a bubble transformed into a delicate snow globe, before freezing completely and shattering. Mesmerising footage shows a bubble balanced on a straw that quickly crystallises in sub-zero temperatures, creating a stunning swirl of delicate icy flakes. The clip captures ice crystals dancing along the fragile surface of the bubble before it collapses in on itself, all in just 14 seconds. Drone footage shows final touches being put on Apple's new campus Larry Nassar's victims confront him during his sentencing This is the incredible moment a bubble transformed into a delicate snow globe, before freezing completely and shattering. Soap bubbles are formed from three individual layers, a thin layer of water molecules between two layers of a water-based solution containing the salts of a fatty acid.

Does the cold make dragons smarter? A new study suggests it does. When researchers put bearded dragons eggs in incubated, colder environments, they found that they were better at solving cognitive tasks as adults than than those incubated at warmer temperatures. Specifically, bearded dragons incubated at colder temperatures picked up new skills faster than their counterparts incubated at hotter temperatures. The findings could provide new insights into how animals may react and adapt to human-induced climate change.

Bearded dragons that incubated at warmer temperatures are slower learners as adults. Many species, including humans, struggle to survive when temperatures rise too high. But even small increases can affect animals, causing subtle changes in physiology or behavior that alter how they fare. For some lizards, the effects of heat may, somewhat literally, be a no-brainer. A new study published in Royal Society Open Science has found that a temperature increase on the scale expected from climate change can make bearded dragons dumber.