Without 46 million year-old bacteria, turtle ants would need more bite and less armor
Socially transmitted, nitrogen-providing microbes have opened a new ecological frontier for herbivorous turtle ants.
Glaciers in Mongolia’s Gobi Desert actually shrank during the last ice age
High in Mongolia's Gobi Desert, the climate is so dry and cold that glaciers shrank during the last ice age. Dating of rock deposits...
Pine martens are helping to control invasive gray squirrels
For many years, populations of a little red squirrel with cute ear tufts, a native of Great Britain, Ireland and Europe, have been in...
Uncoordinated trade policies aid alien bee invasions
Patagonia may lose its only native bumblebee species due to invasions by alien bee species sanctioned by government policy.
New dual-atom catalyst shows promise to yield clean energy by artificial photosynthesis
An international team of researchers has synthesized a dispersed catalyst featuring two atoms, yielding a stable and highly active platform that could facilitate solar...
Wildfires: Smoke and cloud interactions unexpectedly result in cooling
For years, scientists determined that smoke, overall, diminishes clouds' cooling effect by absorbing light that the clouds beneath the aerosols would otherwise reflect. This...
Tropical forest response to drought depends on age
Factors most important for regulation of transpiration in young forests in Panama had to do with their ability to access water in the soil,...
Suburban sprawl worse than urban growth for CO2 emissions
Atmospheric scientists report that suburban sprawl increases CO2 emissions more than similar population growth in a developed urban core.
Submerged aquatic vegetation return is sentinel of Chesapeake Bay ecosystem recovery
A new research article analyzes the positive impact of long-term nutrient reductions on an important and valuable ecosystem in the Chesapeake Bay. Scientists indicate...
Sustainable ocean development
Earth's vast and vital oceans are a critical source of economic productivity, but issues of space management, interindustry conflict and environmental degradation often limit...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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