How humans transformed wild wheat into its modern counterpart
A sophisticated sequencing study reveals genetic changes that emerged in wheat as it became domesticated by agricultural societies in the Fertile Crescent, roughly 10,000...
‘Weedy’ fish species to take over our future oceans
The ocean acidification expected in the future will reduce fish diversity significantly, with small ‘weedy’ species dominating marine environments, researchers have demonstrated for the...
Changes in conservation planning can benefit vulnerable mammals
New research underscores the viewing of global conservation priority areas through three lenses: taxonomy, traits and evolutionary history.
How strike-slip faults form: The origin of earthquakes
One structural geologist calls it the 'million-dollar question' that underlies all work in her laboratory: what goes on deep in the earth as strike-slip...
Working together to reduce infection in extreme weather events
Researchers have called for health professionals and climate forecasters to work more closely together ahead of extreme weather events and gradual climate change to...
Computer vision algorithm used to study Google Street View images for signs of urban...
Computer vision algorithms have been used to examine millions of Google Street View images to measure whether and how urban areas are changing. The...
Falling sea level caused volcanoes to overflow
During the transition to the last ice age approximately 80,000 years ago global temperature declined, while the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere remained...
DNA analyses reveal secrets about the Pacific oyster
Since the millennium, water masses in the Skagerrak sea have become sufficiently warm for Pacific oyster larvae to survive the journey to Norway from...
Climate change threatens domestic bee species
There are around 550 different bee species in Germany. Most of them are solitary bees. They don't live in large beehives like the honeybee,...
California projected to get wetter through this century
Under business-as-usual greenhouse gas emissions, climate models predict California will get warmer during the rest of the century and most also predict the state...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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