Periodic volcanism triggered multiple Jurassic extinctions
Geologists have provided critical new evidence for the timing of volcanic activity in the Karoo province, the largest of the Jurassic magma systems. The...
Wildfire smoke exposure in early pregnancy affects infant monkey behavior
Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a...
Estimates of the carbon cycle – vital to predicting climate change – are incorrect,...
Researchers have discovered that key parts of the global carbon cycle used to track movement of carbon dioxide in the environment are not correct,...
Crowdsourcing campaign identifies drivers of tropical forest loss
To combat forest loss in the tropics, a new study uses crowdsourcing to identify the drivers of deforestation. The resulting dataset can be used...
Warmer autumns could spell bad news for butterflies, suggests study
New research finds that longer and warmer autumns make it less likely that green-veined white butterflies will survive winter to emerge in spring.
Polynesian Island yields ‘treasure trove’ of fungal biodiversity
Researchers have provided a detailed description of the stunning array of fungi that make their home on the Polynesian island of Mo'orea. The collection...
Scientists can predict carbon transfer in the ocean based on deep-diving tiny organisms
Biologists find that the health and size of ocean bacteria that eat the carbon-carrying particles can affect the speed with which they sink toward...
A single gene controls species diversity in an ecosystem
To test if a single gene could affect an entire ecosystem, a research team conducted a lab experiment with a plant and its associated...
Light pollution increasing year round for some migrating birds
Nighttime light pollution levels are increasing the most in the southeastern United States, Mexico, and Central America--findings based on year-round data collected over the...
Fruit flies adapt activity to ‘white nights’
Fruit flies with a new variant of a 'clock gene' are spreading northwards. Neurobiologists have now found an explanation for this phenomenon.
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