Saving our soil: How to extend US breadbasket fertility for centuries
The Midwestern United States has lost 57.6 billion tons of topsoil due to farming practices over the past 160 years, and the rate of...
Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination
Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetles called weevils. A new study provides a deep dive into...
Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth’s planetary history
A new study suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic events in the planet's history.
Deep sea surveys detect over five thousand new species in future mining hotspot
There is a massive, mineral-rich region in the Pacific Ocean -- about twice the size of India -- called the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ), which...
Most effective ways of foraging can attract predators
Animals using the most of efficient methods of searching for resources may well pay with their lives, scientists have discovered.
Propellers are louder over ground
The effects of the ground on propeller noise have now been measured experimentally.
Failed antibiotic now a game changing weed killer for farmers
Weed killers of the future could soon be based on failed antibiotics. Researchers have found a molecule which was initially developed to treat tuberculosis...
Global macrogenetic map of marine habitat-forming species
Species known as marine habitat-forming species -- gorgonians, corals, algae, seaweeds, marine phanerogams, etc.-- are organisms that help generate and structure the underwater landscapes....
New method predicts extreme events more accurately
A new study has used global storm-resolving simulations and machine learning to create an algorithm that can deal separately with two different scales of...
Microplastics are harming gut health
Scientists have found evidence that microplastics in the digestive tract of seabirds altered the microbiome of the gut -- increasing the presence of pathogens...
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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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