New radar technology records Antarctic glaciers losing ice faster than ever documented before
Unprecedented mass loss from three Antarctic glaciers could signal global climate trouble ahead, a researcher warns. A multinational collaboration is using an advanced remote...
As tectonic plates pull apart, what drives the formation of rifts?
At the boundaries between tectonic plates, narrow rifts can form as Earth's crust slowly pulls apart. But how, exactly, does this rifting happen? Does...
International land use scientists urge policymakers to adopt new approaches to addressing climate change,...
A new report is a call to action for policymakers worldwide seeking to develop sustainable and equitable solutions to our most urgent global challenges....
Fear of predators in free-living wildlife reduces population growth over generations
The fear predators inspire can itself reduce prey population growth rates; thereby conclusively establishing that focusing solely on the number of prey predators directly...
Survivors of weather-related disasters may have accelerated aging
When Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico in September 2017 as a high-end category 4 storm, it left in its wake the largest catastrophe...
Chemists develop radical way to make it easier, more profitable to recycle plastic
Very little of the plastic water bottles, milk jugs and yogurt cups we use gets recycled. But chemists now describe a radical method they...
The frogs of Baja California: Scientists assess amphibian disease
Biologists from Southern and Baja California have published the first major account of the amphibian disease chytridiomycosis in the Mediterranean region of Baja California....
Big data imaging shows rock’s big role in channeling earthquakes in Japan
Thanks to 20 years of seismic data processed through one of the world's most powerful supercomputers, scientists have created the first complete, 3D visualization...
Jet stream models help inform US offshore wind development
With the federal government planning to hold the largest sale of offshore wind farm leases in the nation's history, a new study could help...
New fossil reveals origin of arthropod breathing system
Scientists have discovered a new fossil that reveals the origin of gills in arthropods.
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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