Prenatal exposure to chemicals in consumer and industrial products is associated with rising liver...
The growing incidence of a potentially cancer-causing liver disease in children is associated with prenatal exposure to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals, researchers report.
Caught in the act: Key chemical intermediates in pollutant-to-fuel reaction identified
Researchers identified chemical intermediates in the hydrogenation of copper-adsorbed formate. Depending on the temperature, some of the hydrogenation product decomposed into formaldehyde. The activation...
Massive genomic study of California’s biodiversity
The California Conservation Genomics Project (CCGP) is a state-funded initiative with a single goal: to produce the most comprehensive, multispecies, genomic dataset ever assembled...
What is a pond? Study provides first data-driven definition
Nearly everyone can identify a pond, but what, exactly, distinguishes it from a lake or a wetland? A new study offers the first data-driven,...
Odd fish has adapted to Canada’s deepest, coldest lakes
The deepwater sculpin is not an attractive fish by any conventional standard. You won't find it hanging on a plaque or landing a feature...
Printing a new chapter in solar energy
A simple and versatile nanoparticle ink could help next-generation perovskite solar cells to be printed at scale and become the dominant force in commercial...
Seeing photovoltaic devices in a new light
Researchers described a novel effect in which the voltage generated by photovoltaic devices can change based on the color of incidence light. They show...
Study points to Armenian origins of ancient crop with aviation biofuel potential
Camelina, an oilseed plant grown in modern-day Ukraine, may have been a more important and widespread crop than previously thought. New findings could inform...
Bring back the wolves — but not as heroes or villains
In a new finding that goes against current conservation paradigms, re-introducing wolves and other predators to our landscapes does not miraculously reduce deer populations,...
With changing climate, global lake evaporation loss larger than previously thought
A white mineral ring as tall as the Statue of Liberty creeps up the steep shoreline of Lake Mead, a Colorado River reservoir just...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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