Dinosaur-killing asteroid triggered global tsunami that scoured seafloor thousands of miles from impact site
The miles-wide asteroid that struck Earth 66 million years ago wiped out nearly all the dinosaurs and roughly three-quarters of the planet's plant and...
Satellites capture massive drainage of proglacial lake in remote Patagonia
Only satellites were watching when the world's fourth-largest proglacial lake suddenly drained in 2020. Researchers now uncovered the event and analyzed the cause --...
Warmer stream temperatures in burned-over Oregon watershed didn’t result in fewer trout
The number of trout in a southern Oregon stream system showed no decline one year after a fire burned almost the entire watershed, including...
The last 12,000 years show a more complex climate history than previously thought
We rely on climate models to predict the future, but models cannot be fully tested as climate observations rarely extend back more than 150...
Collision may have formed the Moon in mere hours, simulations reveal
Most theories claim the Moon formed out of the debris of a collision between the Earth and an object about the size of Mars,...
Biologists identify broad coral disease resistance traits
A new study provides a novel framework for identifying broad coral disease resistance traits and examines the fundamental processes behind species survival.
Long-term tracking of whale feeding behavior via satellite now possible with new tag
Researchers have developed a new satellite tag that allows them to better track whales' behavior, including previously unobservable feeding events during dives.
Mapping disease risk at human-wildlife ‘hotspots’
New research has discovered that monkeys with the most human interactions, typically around sources of food, may act as 'superspreaders' of human respiratory diseases....
World’s whitest paint now thinner than ever, ideal for vehicles
The world's whitest paint is now thinner and lighter than ever before. This makes it ideal for cooling vehicles like airplanes or cars, which...
La Niña winters could keep on coming
Forecasters are predicting a 'three-peat La Niña' this year. A recent study of ocean temperature patterns suggests that climate change could, in the short...
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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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