Bringing ‘Avatar’-like glowing plants to the real world
The 2009 film 'Avatar' created a lush imaginary world, illuminated by magical, glowing plants. Now researchers are starting to bring this spellbinding vision to...
Fossil orphans reunited with their parents after half a billion years
Everyone wants to be with their family over the holidays, but spare a thought for a group of orphan fossils that have been separated...
The public fear sharks less when they understand their behavior
Researchers surveyed more than 500 visitors to an aquarium 'shark tunnel' to understand how attitudes to sharks and government shark policies can change.
Fish and ships: Vessel traffic reduces communication ranges for Atlantic cod, haddock
Scientists studying sounds made by Atlantic cod and haddock at spawning sites in the Gulf of Maine have found that vessel traffic noise is...
Sea-level rise projections made hazy by Antarctic instability
It may take until the 2060s to know how much the sea level will rise by the end of this century, according to a...
North Sea water and recycled metal combined to help reduce global warming
Scientists have used sea water collected from Whitby in North Yorkshire, and scrap metal to develop a technology that could help capture more than...
Using drones to estimate crop damage by wild boar
Growing populations of wild boar (Sus scrofa L.) are causing more and more damage to agricultural land in Europe, requiring hundreds of thousands of...
How fires are changing the tundra’s face
Climate change takes a heavy toll on the tundra, increasing the probability of extreme droughts. As a result, the frequency of fires in forests,...
How honey bee gut bacteria help to digest their pollen-rich diet
The honey bee gut is colonized by specialized bacteria that help digest components of the floral pollen diet and produce molecules that likely promote...
A better understanding of ancient landscapes
Geologists use zircon mineral grains to reconstruct what the Earth and its landscapes looked like in ancient times. A new study suggests that scientists...
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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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