Mongolian microfossils point to the rise of animals on Earth
A cache of embryo-like microfossils has been discovered in northern Mongolia that may shed light on questions about the long-ago shift from microbes to...
Transparent solar technology represents ‘wave of the future’
See-through solar materials that can be applied to windows represent a massive source of untapped energy and could harvest as much power as bigger,...
Sumatran tigers on path to recovery in ‘in danger’ UNESCO World Heritage site
New research looks at the effectiveness of the park's protection zone and finds that the density of Sumatran tigers has increased despite the continued...
Expanding Brazilian sugarcane could dent global CO2 emissions
Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 5.6 percent, researchers...
Consumers see ‘organic’ and ‘non-GM’ food labels as synonymous
What are the best ways to communicate whether a food has GM ingredients? To gauge consumers’ willingness to pay for food labeled as GM...
Western US Quake? Fifty simulations of the ‘Really Big One’ show how a 9.0...
The largest number yet of detailed simulations for how a Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake might play out provides a clearer picture of what the...
Groundwater, tundra fires may work together to thaw permafrost
Groundwater may play an unrecognized role in thawing Arctic permafrost following wildfires, according to new research.
Geophysicist finds teaching opportunities in movie mistakes
Few scientists regard the 1997 movie Volcano, in which flaming magma suddenly spews from the La Brea tar pits and incinerates much of Los...
Vaquita porpoise rescued as part of VaquitaCPR conservation project, then released
Scientists with the VaquitaCPR conservation project announced they succeeded in locating and rescuing a highly endangered vaquita porpoise yesterday, but in an abundance of...
Zircon as Earth’s timekeeper: Are we reading the clock right?
Zircon crystals in igneous rocks must be carefully examined and not relied upon solely to predict future volcanic eruptions and other tectonic events, researchers...
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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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