Extreme weather conditions and climate change account for 40% of global wheat production variability
A new approach for identifying the impacts of climate change and extreme weather on the variability of global and regional wheat production has been...
Praying mantises hunt down birds worldwide
Praying mantises are carnivorous insects with powerful raptorial front legs that usually depend on arthropods such as insects or spiders as their primary prey....
Ensuring carpoolers are compatible is key to ridesharing success
Ensuring that would-be carpoolers are riding with people they actually like could potentially decrease car use by nearly 60 percent, Canadian research has found.
Understanding extinction risk in mammals
The habitat fragmentation has now been successfully measured for over 4,000 species of land-dwelling mammals. Scientists discovered that species with more habitat fragmentation are...
‘Perfect storm’ led to 2016 Great Barrier Reef bleaching
Researchers say unprecedented oceanographic conditions in 2016 produced the perfect storm of factors that lead to a mass coral bleaching.
Greening the city: A measurement for a mindful environment
Scientists have developed the world's first Tranquillity Rating Prediction Tool (TRAPT), a scientific process for measuring how relaxing urban environments and public spaces are.
Improved representation of solar variability in climate models
For upcoming climate model studies, scientists can use a new, significantly improved data set for solar forcing. Scientists have now published the details of...
Guidelines to reduce the risk of minor earthquakes during hydraulic fracturing
Researchers are advising on new safety guidelines for hydraulic fracturing to help prevent minor earthquakes.
Increased air pollution cuts victims’ lifespan by a decade, costing billions
One of the benefits to cutting fossil fuel consumption is lowering air pollution. A new study shows that, on average, an increase in pollution...
Sea spray losing its sparkle?
Atmospheric aerosols are tiny particles that scatter and absorb sunlight but also influence climate indirectly through their role in cloud formation. One of the...
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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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