Deep-sea fish use hydrothermal vents to incubate eggs
An international team of researchers have discovered egg cases of deep-sea fish near hydrothermal vents. The team believes that deep-sea skates, a relative of...
First scientific expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
A team of scientists heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice...
No sex for all-female fish species
They reproduce through gynogenesis. Their offspring are clones of the mother. According to established theories, the Amazon molly should have become extinct a long...
Underreporting in international wildlife trade
Researchers have established several key trends in wildlife trade following an in-depth study on international wildlife trade data. The findings shed light on the...
Portable optical clock used to measure gravitation for the first time
A European collaboration has used one of the world's portable optical atomic clocks to measure gravitation for the first time.
Lightning storms less likely in a warming planet, study suggests
Lightning may strike less often in future across the globe as the planet warms, a scientific study suggests.
Why did gas hydrates melt at the end of the last ice age?
Large amounts of the greenhouse gas methane are locked up as solid gas hydrates in the continental slopes of ocean margins. Their stability depends...
Rubber blanket at an atomic level
Two-dimensional materials such as graphene, which consist of only one or a few atomic layers, have been a very promising aspect of materials science...
Salmon face double whammy from toxic stormwater
Researchers have determined that coho salmon that survive polluted stormwater are still at risk. Experiments on both larval zebrafish, a model for salmon, and...
Methane emissions reduction from oil and gas in North America examined
Atmospheric methane concentrations continue to increase globally, despite a pledge in 2016 from the leaders of the United States, Canada, and Mexico to reduce...
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