Mangroves vital for environmental decontamination
Mangrove trees, particularly their leaf litter, filter copper out of soil and water in Indonesia.
Alaska’s North Slope snow-free season is lengthening
On the North Slope of Alaska, snow is melting earlier in the spring and the snow-in date is happening later in the fall, according...
Despite heavy armor, new dinosaur used camouflage to hide from predators
Researchers have named a new genus and species of armored dinosaur. The 110-million-year-old Borealopelta markmitchelli discovered in Alberta, Canada belongs to the nodosaur family....
New dust sources from a shrinking Salton Sea have negative ecological, health impacts
Scientists investigating the composition of particulate matter and its sources at the Salton Sea have found that this shrinking lake in Southern California is...
Climate plays role in decline of one of Asia’s most critical water resources
Climate variability -- rather than the presence of a major dam -- is most likely the primary cause for a water supply decline in...
Vertical axis wind turbines can offer cheaper electricity for urban and suburban areas
Small vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) possess the ability to effectively operate in the presence of high turbulent flow, which makes them ideal energy...
Current threats to our oceans revealed
A survey of tens of thousands of marine studies from the last decade reveals current threats to our marine environment. These include: the effects...
Dramatic changes needed in farming practices to keep pace with climate change
Researchers investigating nutrients in runoff from agricultural land warn that phosphorus losses will increase, due to climate change, unless this is mitigated by making...
DNA provides new insights on the control of invasive Russian knapweed
A recent study sheds new light on the control of Russian knapweed, an invasive plant found in the Western US.
Solving the mystery of the sun’s hot atmosphere
The elemental composition of the Sun's hot atmosphere known as the 'corona' is strongly linked to the 11-year solar magnetic activity cycle, a team...
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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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