Populations can persist in directionally changing environments by evolving. Quantitative genetic theory aims to predict critical rates of environmental change beyond which populations go extinct. Here ...

We investigate the optimal policy response to the possibility of abrupt, irreversible shifts in system dynamics. The welfare cost of a tipping point emerges from the policymaker's response to altered ...

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PBS NewsHour science correspondent Miles O’Brien hosted a live discussion on May 24 called “Tipping Point: Agriculture on the Brink” that looks at some of these challenges and answers your ...