Humans have engineered climate change by manipulating the environment. There’s a hope that we may also be able to mitigate this, predominantly through reducing emissions, but in some cases by leveraging some of these same natural processes, a plan called Nature-based Climate Solutions (NbCS).

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown virus in farmed Pacific oysters during a mass die-off in B.C., Canada. Pacific oysters are the most widely farmed oyster species worldwide.

The discovery serves as a reminder that growers should exercise caution when moving young oysters internationally and domestically, to prevent potential spread of pathogens, according to a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.