Metaverse could put a dent in global warming
For many technology enthusiasts, the metaverse has the potential to transform almost every facet of human life, from work to education to entertainment. Now,...
Earth was created much faster than we thought: This makes the chance of finding...
Over the past decades, researchers thought Earth was created over a period of more than 100 million years. However, a new study from suggests...
The life below our feet: Team discovers microbes thriving in groundwater and producing oxygen...
A survey of groundwater samples drawn from aquifers beneath more than 80,000 square miles of Canadian prairie reveals ancient groundwaters harbor not only diverse...
Plate tectonics not required for the emergence of life
New finding contradicts previous assumptions about the role of mobile plate tectonics in the development of life on Earth. Moreover, the data suggests that...
Newly planted vegetation accelerates dune erosion during extreme storms, research shows
Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves.
Preserving forests to protect deep soil from warming
An innovative, decade-long experiment in the foothills of California's Sierra Nevada mountains shows carbon stocks buried deep underground are vulnerable to climate change. The...
Researchers find high risk to amphibians if fungal pathogen invades North America
New research indicates the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium salamandrivorans (Bsal) could be devastating to amphibian biodiversity if introduced to North America.
A machine learning approach to freshwater analysis
A team of researchers has applied a machine learning model to explore where and to what extent human activities are contributing to the hydrogeochemical...
Study explains unusual deformation in Earth’s largest continental rift
Computer models confirm that the African Superplume is responsible for the unusual deformations, as well as rift-parallel seismic anisotropy observed beneath the East African...
Hotter sand from microplastics could affect sea turtle development
New research has found that extreme concentrations of microplastics could increase the temperature of beach sand enough to threaten the development of incubating sea...
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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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