The Australian government’s plan for the biocontrol of the common carp presents several risks
Scientists are calling on the Australian authorities to review their decision to introduce the carp herpes virus as a way to combat the common...
Stagnation in the South Pacific
A team led by geochemist has discovered important evidence that the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels at the end of the last ice...
Extinct lakes of the American desert west
The vestiges of lakes long extinct dot the landscape of the American desert west. These fossilized landforms provide clues of how dynamic climate has...
Weather should remain predictable despite climate change
New research suggests that even as rising carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere drive the climate toward warmer temperatures, the weather will remain predictable.
Drier conditions could doom Rocky Mountain spruce and fir trees
Drier summers and a decline in average snowpack over the past 40 years have severely hampered the establishment of two foundational tree species in...
New insight into how magma feeds volcanic eruptions
Researchers have provided new insights into how molten rock (magma) moves through the Earth's crust to feed volcanic eruptions. Using laboratory experiments involving water,...
Invasion of the body-snatching fungus
Researchers recently documented a gory and fascinating relationship between periodical cicadas and a fungus that infects them, hijacks their behavior, and causes a scene...
New mutant coral symbiont alga able to switch symbiosis off
Researchers have identified the first spontaneous mutant coral symbiont alga to not maintain a symbiotic relationship with its host.
Digestive ability of ancient insects could boost biofuel development
A study of the unusual digestive system of an ancient group of insects has provided new insights into future biofuel production.
Seasonal patterns in the Amazon explained
Environmental scientists have led an international collaboration to improve satellite observations of tropical forests. With the help of professional tree climbers, the scientists collected...
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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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