Research questions value of sagebrush control in conserving sage grouse
Sagebrush reduction strategies, including mowing and herbicide application, are often employed to enhance habitat for the greater sage grouse and other sagebrush-dependent species.
Investing in nature improves equity, boosts economy
A new study shows that current trends in environmental degradation will lead to large economic losses in the coming decades, hitting the poorest countries...
How coral reefs can survive climate change
Similar to the expeditions of a hundred or two hundred years ago, the Tara Pacific expedition lasted over two years. The goal: to research...
Humans’ evolutionary relatives butchered one another 1.45 million years ago
Researchers have identified the oldest decisive evidence of humans' close evolutionary relatives butchering and likely eating one another.
Human impact on wildlife even in protected areas
The largest long-term standardized camera-trap survey to date finds that human activity impacts tropical mammals living in protected areas and sheds light on how...
New nationwide modeling points to widespread racial disparities in urban heat stress
Using a combination of satellite data and modeling to study the temperatures and humidity people might feel in urban areas, researchers have pinpointed who...
Do warmer temperatures make turtles better mothers?
Warmer temperatures are known to make more turtle eggs become female hatchlings, but new research shows that those females also have a higher capacity...
21st century economic growth will be slower than we thought
The global economy will grow slower in the 21st century than economists have expected, a finding that has implications for our ability to adapt...
Lessons in sustainability, evolution and human adaptation — courtesy of the Holocene
The El Gigante rockshelter in western Honduras is among only a handful of archaeological sites in the Americas that contain well-preserved botanical remains spanning...
New study reveals global reservoirs are becoming emptier
Over the past two decades, global reservoirs have become increasingly empty despite an overall increase in total storage capacity due to the construction of...
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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