What we’re still learning about how trees grow
A new study finds that tree growth does not seem to be generally limited by photosynthesis but rather by cell growth. This suggests that...
Water makes tree branches droop at night
Terrestrial laser scanning data show that trees move their branches in a diurnal pattern, settling down for the night -- as if falling asleep....
The deadly impact of urban streets that look like highways
Serious auto crashes in urban areas are more likely on city streets that look to drivers like highways, new research suggests. The study used...
Unusually fast beaked whale has special deep-sea hunting strategy
Biologists have successfully used biologgers to reveal insights into the lifestyle and hunting behaviur of the little-known species Sowerby's beaked whale. The team's first...
Global food trade research upends assumptions about how biodiversity fares
Researchers have come to a surprising new understanding of the complexities of the global food trade and the impacts of biodiversity hotspots.
The genetic origins of the world’s first farmers clarified
The genetic origins of the first agriculturalists in the Neolithic period long seemed to lie in the Near East. A new study shows that...
Towards more efficient, non-toxic, and flexible thin-film solar cells
While solar cells are a great alternative to fossil fuels, the environmental impact of the processes involved in manufacturing solar cells has been a...
Effectively removing emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants
Water treatment and environmental decontamination experts have reviewed current and emerging water treatment technologies. Through this review, the team determined the removal efficiency of...
New research could provide earlier warning of tsunamis
A new method of detecting mega earthquakes, which picks up on the gravity waves they generate by using deep-learning models, can estimate earthquake magnitude...
Extreme storms could help protect beaches from sea level rise, new study finds
Deep sand movements stirred up by intense storms may offset some of the impacts of coastal erosion caused by sea level rise.
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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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