Study predicts a significantly drier world at 2ºC
New research predicts a significantly drier world if global warming reaches 2ºC. Over a quarter of the world's land could become significantly drier and...
Curbing climate change
Humans may be the dominant cause of global temperature rise, but they may also be a crucial factor in helping to reduce it, according...
Streams can be sensors
Scientists have shown that streams can be key health indicators of a region's landscape, but the way they're being monitored can be improved.
The Caribbean is stressed out
Forty percent of the world's 2.5 billion people live in coastal cities and towns. A team of marine biologists just released 25 years of...
Veterinary surgeons perform first-known brain surgery to treat hydrocephalus in fur seal
A neurosurgical team has successfully performed what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind brain surgery on a Northern fur seal named Ziggy Star in...
Conserving coral communities
For years, people have sought to stop the loss of coral reefs by transplanting corals grown in underwater 'nurseries' to damaged reefs, but little...
Scientists get early look at hurricane damage to Caribbean coral reefs
Coral reefs off St. John, part of the US Virgin Islands, suffered severe injury during the storms, say the scientists who traveled there in...
Scientists should be super modelers
Scholars and conservationists want to aim for the right future to preserve biodiversity and plan sustainable environments. One of those scholars is calling for...
Befriending oneself has benefits, but backup plan recommended
A self-replicating fish replicates only its own DNA, but researchers have found the mangrove killifish has a remarkable amount of genetic diversity across its...
Trees’ spring awakening is becoming less and less sensitive to altitude differences
In the Swiss Alps, the time lag between leafing of trees at high and low altitudes has shortened dramatically since the 1960s due to...
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