Suburban ponds are a septic buffet
Human waste accounts for a high percentage of nutrients consumed by some animals and plants in suburban ponds, new research indicates. Researchers found that...
Shrinking wilderness ignored at our peril
Maps of the world's most important wilderness areas are now freely available online.
The planet’s largest landslides happen on submarine volcanoes
Large volume submarine landslides, triggered by the inception and growth of submarine volcanos, represent among the largest mass movements of sediment on Earth’s surface....
Native fish species at risk following water removal from the Colorado River
Agriculture and domestic activities consume much of the Colorado River water that once flowed to the Colorado Delta and Northern Gulf of California. The...
Forest resilience declines in face of wildfires, climate change
The forests you see today are not what you will see in the future. That's the overarching finding from a new study on the...
Electromagnetic water cloak eliminates drag and wake
Engineers have developed a realistic proposition for creating a water cloak that moves water around an object by applying forces on dissolved ions through...
How do you track a secretive hawk? Follow the isotopes
A study has found that the rare Henst's goshawk of Madagascar hunts lemurs in low-lying areas that are most at risk to deforestation. Researchers...
Multi-year submarine-canyon study challenges textbook theories about turbidity currents
The most extensive, long-term effort to monitor turbidity currents ever attempted has just been completed. The results of this two-year project challenge existing paradigms...
New satellite-based global drought severity index unveiled by researchers
Just in time for the holidays, researchers are rolling out a new satellite-based drought severity index for climate watchers worldwide.
Too many nutrients make microbes less responsive
Bacteria in lakes play a key role in maintaining water quality by absorbing excess nitrogen and phosphorus. They also help store carbon, which has...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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