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Better prediction of megathrust earthquakes: Illuminating slow slip plate tectonics in south-western Japan
Within the next 30 years, a highly destructive Nankai Trough megathrust earthquake is predicted to hit southwest Japan. Understanding long-term slow slip events that...
Paris Climate Agreement goal still within reach, suggests new study
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Endangered delicacy: Tropical sea cucumbers in trouble
Overharvest has put the Great Barrier Reef's tropical sea cucumber populations in peril, researchers have revealed, with strong demand for this delicacy from East...
New species of marine plankton discovered, an overlooked source of nutrients in the oceans
A team of researchers has discovered two new and unusual species of diatoms in the waters off Hawai'i. The organisms were also found to...
Solar and wind power are key to decarbonizing Switzerland
How can we reduce the carbon footprint of electricity consumption in Switzerland? The country relies on electricity imports from fossil fuel power plants, which...
7 to 9 percent of all European vascular plants are globally threatened, study finds
Seven to nine percent of all vascular plant species occurring in Europe are globally threatened, according to a new study. Researchers combined Red Lists...
Reusable plastic bottles release hundreds of chemicals, study finds
Researchers have found several hundred different chemical substances in tap water stored in reusable plastic bottles. Several of these substances are potentially harmful to...
How El Niño and drought affected the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
The oceanic phenomenon El Niño significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s,...
Strong and elastic, yet degradable: protein-based bioplastics
More than eight million tons of plastic end up in the oceans every year -- a serious danger for the environment and health. Biodegradable...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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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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