Scientists borrow from electronics to build circuits in living cells
Synthetic biology researchers have demonstrated a new method for digital information processing in living cells, analogous to the logic gates used in electric circuits....
Summer rainfall in vulnerable African region can be predicted
Summer rainfall in one of the world's most drought-prone regions can now be predicted months or years in advance, climate scientists say.
South Sudan wildlife surviving civil war, but poaching and trafficking threats increase
The first aerial assessment of the impact of South Sudan's current civil war on the country's wildlife and other natural resources shows that significant...
How do blind cavefish find their way? The answer could be in their bones.
Blind cavefish typically have skulls that bend slightly to the left. A study suggests this orientation might help them find food as they navigate...
The birth and death of a tectonic plate
A new technique to investigate the underwater volcanoes that produce Earth's tectonic plates has been developed by a geophysicist.
Some grizzly bears appear to target railways for foraging in Canadian national parks
Spilled grain, rail-killed ungulates, and the effects on other species of increased light and warmth may all attract grizzly bears to forage along railways...
Countries most affected by weather disasters do not spend more on weather services
Countries hit hardest by weather-related disasters do not necessarily spend more on commercial weather and climate information services that assist in preparing for these...
Population only part of tornado casualty story
The strength of a tornado has a significantly larger effect than population on the number of casualties, new research concludes.
Effective restoration of aquatic ecosystems
Despite having increased human wellbeing in the past, intense modifications by multiple and interacting pressures have degraded ecosystems and the sustainability of their goods...
Metals from Bolivian mines affect crops and pose potential health risk, study suggests
Exposure to trace metals from potatoes grown in soil irrigated with waters from the Potosi mining region in Bolivia, home to the world's largest...
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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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