Global team of scientists determine ‘fingerprint’ for how much heat, drought is too much...
A new study has compiled a global database of climate-induced forest die-off events, from 1970-2018, across 675 locations. After analyzing the climate conditions at...
Squid recorded color-matching substrate for the first time
A new study has found that squid will camouflage against coral reef and other substrate as a way of avoiding predation.
‘Freeze-thaw battery’ is adept at preserving its energy
Scientists have created a battery designed for the electric grid that locks in energy for months without losing much storage capacity. It's a step...
The global ‘plastic flood’ reaches the Arctic
Even the High North can't escape the global threat of plastic pollution. An international review study shows, the flood of plastic has reached all...
Protected tropical forest sees major bird declines over 40 years
Deep in a Panamanian rain forest, bird populations have been quietly declining for 44 years. A new study shows a whopping 70% of understory...
The secret to better coffee? The birds and the bees
A groundbreaking study reveals that without birds and bees working together, some traveling thousands of miles, coffee farmers would see a whopping 25% drop...
Alternate delivery locations are viable options to offset negative impacts of increased home deliveries
As the demand for home deliveries from online purchases continues to increase, researchers recently published research showing that some -- but not all --...
Solar hydrogen: Better photoelectrodes through flash heating
Producing low-cost metal-oxide thin films with high electronic quality for solar water splitting is not an easy task. Especially since quality improvements of the...
Cutting palm trees to harvest fruit? Better to let trees grow
Scientists have shown for the first time the widespread harm caused in Peru by cutting down the palm tree Mauritia flexuosa in order to...
Delicate balance of coral reef processes creates management challenges
An international team of researchers has quantified five critical ecological processes on more than 500 coral reefs worldwide to understand how these processes relate...
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