First wild alligator snapping turtle in Illinois since 1984
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Poison-ivy an unlikely hero in warding off exotic invaders?
The invasive Japanese knotweed causes much more severe damage to floodplain forests along the Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, USA, than previously thought. Furthermore, the researchers...
15,000 scientists in 184 countries warn about negative global environmental trends
Human well-being will be severely jeopardized by negative trends in some types of environmental harm, such as a changing climate, deforestation, loss of access...
Largest, longest multiphysics earthquake simulation created to date
A multi-disciplinary team has simulated the largest, longest multiphysics earthquake simulation to date.
Urban trees are growing faster worldwide
Trees in metropolitan areas have been growing faster than trees in rural areas worldwide since the 1960s. This has been confirmed for the first...
Seals, birds and humans compete for fish in the Baltic Sea
In Sweden and in other parts of Europe there are concerns that seals and birds compete with humans for fish resources. For the Baltic...
Now you see me! New insect mimics dead leaves — but sings loud enough...
A new species of bushcricket which mimics dead leaves to the point of near invisibility and sings so loud humans can hear it has...
Bad news: Global emissions rising again
Global carbon emissions are on the rise again in 2017 after three years of little to no growth. Global emissions from all human activities...
Mapping functional diversity of forests with remote sensing
Productivity and stability of forest ecosystems strongly depend on the functional diversity of plant communities. Researchers have developed a new method to measure and...
High-efficiency building bloopers revealed
Many researchers know that new high-efficiency buildings don't typically get used as intended. The numbers don't add up, and occupants can easily waste energy...
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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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