Genome archaeologists uncover the origin of a plant hormone
In their quest for the origin of the universal auxin hormone in plants, biochemists and bioinformaticists took on the mantle of archaeologists. Deep in...
Rapid emissions reductions would keep CO2 removal and costs in check
Rapid greenhouse-gas emissions reductions are needed if governments want to keep in check both the costs of the transition towards climate stabilization and the...
How self-driving cars could shrink parking lots
New research shows that adoption of self-driving cars -- also known as autonomous vehicles (AVs) -- could significantly reduce the amount of valuable urban...
By river, ocean, or wind, rocks round the same way
River rocks tend to be rounded, as do grains of dune sand and beach glass. Geophysicist Douglas Jerolmack of the University of Pennsylvania led...
13,000-year old human footprints found off Canada’s Pacific coast
Human footprints found off Canada's Pacific coast may be 13,000 years old, according to a new study.
West Greenland Ice Sheet melting at the fastest rate in centuries
New study from the West Greenland Ice Sheet shows that weather patterns and summer warming combine to drive ice loss that is at the...
Wider coverage of satellite data better detects magma supply to volcanoes
Using satellite imaging, researchers for the first time identified a major magma supply into a reservoir extending almost two miles from the crater of...
Turtle shells help decode complex links between modern, fossil species
A new study shows how scientists can use animals' physical features -- also known as morphology -- to make connections between a modern species...
Draining peatlands gives global rise to greenhouse laughing-gas emissions
Drained fertile peatlands around the globe are hotspots for the atmospheric emission of laughing-gas - a powerful greenhouse gas called nitrous oxide, which is...
Dramatic increase in flooding on coastal roads
Researchers have found that in the past 20 years roads along the East Coast have experienced a 90 percent increase in flooding -- often...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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