Albatross feces show diet of fishery discards
The first-ever analysis of fish DNA in albatross scat indicates a high level of interaction between seabirds and commercial fisheries. This non-invasive method could...
Hurricane exposes and washes away thousands of sea turtle nests
Marine biologists have released estimates of sea turtle nests lost to Hurricane Irma, finding that 56 percent of green turtle nests and 24 percent...
Burmese python’s hungry escapades may have consequences for human health
As the large, invasive Burmese python eats its way through south Florida's mammals, the mosquitoes in the area have fewer types of animals to...
Too little is known about wildfire smoke
How do fire-suppression chemicals and pesticides affect wildfire smoke and the health of those who breathe it? New research has discovered that this question...
Ammonia emissions unlikely to be causing extreme China haze
As China struggles to find ways to remedy the noxious haze that lingers over Beijing and other cities in the winter, researchers have cast...
Surrounded by potential: New science in converting biomass
To take full advantage of biomass, lignin needs to be processed into usable components along with the plant cellulose. Currently, that process requires an...
Warming unlikely to have major impact on animal agriculture in Northeast
Climate change will not significantly impair animal agriculture in the Northeast region of the United States, according to a multidisciplinary team of researchers, who...
Livestock grazing harming giant panda habitat
One third of the giant panda habitat in China's Wanglang National Nature Reserve has been degraded and lost to livestock grazing, a new study...
Computational study sheds doubt on latest theory of birds’ mysterious magnetic compass
The European robin and other birds know where to migrate by sensing the direction of the Earth's magnetic field. Researchers have recently attributed this...
New light shed on Earth’s history
New research suggests that hydrogen, oxygen, water and carbon dioxide are being generated in the earth's mantle hundreds of kilometers below the earth's surface.
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