Oldest architectural plans detail mysterious desert mega structures
An international team of researchers identifies engravings in Jordan and Saudi Arabia as the oldest known building plans to The archaeological finds are 8,000...
Wildfire spread risk increases where trees, shrubs replace grasses
A new study found that as woody plants like shrubs and trees replace herbaceous plants like grasses, spot fires can occur farther away from...
Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution
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Out of the frying pan: Coyotes, bobcats move into human-inhabited areas to avoid apex...
Conservationists have argued that the presence of wolves and other apex predators, so named because they have no known predators aside from people, can...
In years after El Niño, global economy loses trillions
Researchers report that the financial toll of the climate pattern known as El Niño can persist for several years and cost trillions in lost...
Half of world’s largest lakes losing water
Fifty-three percent of the world's largest freshwater lakes are in decline, storing less water than they did three decades ago, according to a new...
Fossil of mosasaur with bizarre ‘screwdriver teeth’ found in Morocco
Scientists have discovered a new species of mosasaur, a sea-dwelling lizard from the age of the dinosaurs, with strange, ridged teeth unlike those of...
Past climate change to blame for Antarctica’s giant underwater landslides
Scientists found weak, biologically-rich layers of sediments hundreds of meters beneath the seafloor which crumbled as oceans warmed and ice sheets declined. The landslides...
Perfect ‘pathogen’ storm: Vibrio bacteria, Sargassum and plastic marine debris
Little is known about the ecological relationship of Vibrio bacteria with Sargassum. Evidence also is sparse as to whether vibrios colonizing plastic marine debris...
New use for A.I.: Correctly estimating fish stocks
A newly published artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm is allowing researchers to quickly and accurately estimate coastal fish stocks without ever entering the water.
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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