Early humans used northern migration routes to reach eastern Asia
Northern and Central Asia have been neglected in studies of early human migration, with deserts and mountains being considered uncompromising barriers. However, a new...
Leopard meals: Females go for diversity
Leopards, top predators of the African savannah, are known to feed on a variety of prey species. It has been largely unknown, however, whether...
New bioremediation material to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
A novel bioremediation technology for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemical pollutants that threaten human health and ecosystem sustainability, has been...
Can we get 100 percent of our energy from renewable sources?
Some researchers doubted the feasibility of many of the recent scenarios for high shares of renewable energy. Now scientists have hit back with their...
Oceans are warming even faster than previously thought
Heat trapped by greenhouse gases is raising ocean temperatures faster than previously thought, concludes an analysis of four recent ocean heating observations. The results...
Tiny fossils reveal how shrinking was essential for successful evolution
A new study shows that getting smaller was a key factor contributing to the exceptional evolution of mammals over the last 200 million years.
Evidence to explain behavior of slow earthquakes
A team of researchers has made an important breakthrough that will help better understand the origin and behavior of slow earthquakes. Their work presents...
How to track a shark
An international team of researchers has compiled a massive dataset that overlays years' worth of information on the position, migration and interaction of sharks...
Size matters! What drives zoo attendance and how does footfall impact conservation?
Conserving species in the wild remains the gold standard but there is an increasing relevance and importance to the role played by the thousands...
How is haze formed?
Haze is formed when a cocktail of various gaseous pollutants is oxidized and forms particulate matter diffusing sunlight. This process is mainly mediated by...
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