One step closer to understanding how tidal clocks tick
A comprehensive study on the rhythmicity of limpets -- mobile intertidal molluscs -- employing field and laboratory observations, as well assembling a clock oriented...
New deep reef ocean zone, the rariphotic, teeming with new fish species
Diving down below the range of scuba in the Curasub, Smithsonian deep reef explorers discovered a new world where roughly half of the fish...
Climate change threatens world’s largest seagrass carbon stores
In the summer of 2010-2011 Western Australia experienced an unprecedented marine heat wave that elevated water temperatures 2-4°C above average for more than 2...
Agriculture initiated by indigenous peoples, not Fertile Crescent migration
Small scale agricultural farming was first initiated by indigenous communities living on Turkey's Anatolian plateau, and not introduced by migrant farmers as previously thought,...
Intensification of agriculture and social hierarchies evolve together, study finds
Researchers analyzed the evolution of 155 Island South East Asian and Pacific societies to determine that, rather than intensification of agriculture leading to social...
Termite queen, king recognition pheromone identified
Forget the bows and curtsies. Worker termites shake in the presence of their queens and kings. New research explains how these workers smell a...
So close, yet so far: Making climate impacts feel nearby may not inspire action
An expert says it is possible to make faraway climate impacts feel closer. But that doesn't automatically inspire the American public to express greater...
Cutting carbon emissions sooner could save 153 million lives
As many as 153 million premature deaths linked to air pollution could be avoided worldwide this century if governments speed up their timetable for...
Historians to climate researchers: Let’s talk
Ours is not the first society to be confronted by massive environmental change. Over the course of history, some societies have been destroyed by...
Detection, deterrent system will help eagles, wind turbines coexist better
Researchers have taken a key step toward helping wildlife coexist more safely with wind power generation by demonstrating the success of an impact detection...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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