Elevated cholesterol found in GenX Exposure Study participants
Elevated levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) were associated with higher total cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol in GenX Exposure Study participants' blood. The...
Growing numbers of Native American households in Nevada face plumbing poverty, water quality problems
A growing number of Native American households in Nevada have no access to indoor plumbing, a condition known as 'plumbing poverty,' according to a...
Botany: From the soil to the sky
Every day, about one quadrillion gallons of water are silently pumped from the ground to the treetops. Earth's plant life accomplishes this staggering feat...
Mirror image molecules reveal drought stress in forests
Worldwide, plants emit about 100 million tons of monoterpenes into the atmosphere each year. These volatile organic molecules include many fragrances such as the...
Climate change puts availability of vital renewable energy source at risk
A new study has found that as temperatures rise, the window of opportunity to maximize the use of biomass from plants, wood and waste...
Glacier melting on Kamchatka contributed to sea level rise
Scientists have quantified the glacier mass loss on the Kamchatka Peninsula; the accelerated loss in the region since the turn of the millennium is...
Southern Ocean takes on the heat of climate change
Of all the oceans on Earth, the Southern Ocean does the lion's share at slowing the pace of climate change by absorbing most of...
Measuring wastewater coronavirus accurately
Monitoring of viruses in wastewater enables the course of a pandemic and its burdens on various parts of the health-care sector to be predicted,...
More than 1.1 million sea turtles poached over last three decades
Researchers estimate that more than 1.1 million sea turtles have been illegally killed and, in some cases, trafficked between 1990 and 2020. Even with existing...
Light accelerates conductivity in nature’s ‘electric grid’
The natural world possesses its own intrinsic electrical grid composed of a global web of tiny bacteria-generated nanowires in the soil and oceans that...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
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