Marine species threatened by deep-sea mining
Underwater mining poses a great danger to animals inhabiting the seafloors. A new research study describes the most abundant species, a sponge, which can...
Living close to green spaces is associated with better attention in children
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Non-native species do not make native fish more vulnerable to pollution in Mediterranean rivers
The presence of exotic fish in rivers does not alter the native fish response to the environmental pollution, according to an article.
Deforestation linked to palm oil production is making Indonesia warmer, study finds
In the past decades, large areas of forest in Sumatra, Indonesia, have been replaced by cash crops like oil palm and rubber plantations. New...
Determining when humans started impacting the planet on a large scale
Humans have so profoundly altered the Earth that, some scientists argue, our current geologic epoch requires a new name: the Anthropocene. But defining the...
Some infant rice cereals contain elevated levels of methylmercury
Eating large amounts of certain fish can expose consumers to methylmercury, which can potentially cause health problems. But recent research has shown that rice...
Novel nanoparticle to remove cadmium from freshwater
Researchers have tested the capability of a novel nanoparticle to remove cadmium toxicity from a freshwater system.
Siletzia’s origin along an oceanic spreading center: What’s Bremerton got to do with it?
Fifty million years ago, Bremerton, Washington, may have looked a lot like Iceland: hot new land atop an oceanic spreading center. That land was...
Researchers introduce new method for monitoring indian summer monsoon
Researchers have created a tool for objectively defining the onset and demise of the Indian Summer Monsoon — a colossal weather system that affects...
Earliest known marine navigation tool revealed with scanning technology
Details of the earliest known marine navigation tool, discovered in a shipwreck, have been revealed thanks to state-of-the-art scanning technology.
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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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