New knowledge about our Earth’s most important biochemical reaction: A step towards increasing CO2...
A group of proteins in plant cells plays a vastly more important role in regulation of photosynthesis than once thought, according to new research....
Genetic changes in Bronze Age southern Iberia
The third millennium BCE brought about substantial transformations that are visible in the cultures of Bronze Age Europeans. A new study documents the arrival...
‘Volcanic winter’ likely contributed to ecological catastrophe 250 million years ago
A team of scientists has identified an additional force that likely contributed to a mass extinction event 250 million years ago. Its analysis of...
The social cost of nitrous oxide is understated under current estimates, new analysis concludes
The social cost of nitrous oxide, a greenhouse gas that is the largest remaining threat to the ozone layer, is understated, concludes an international...
Air pollution does not increase the risk of getting infected but does increase the...
A new study examines the association between antiviral antibodies, COVID-19 symptoms, and long-term exposure to air pollution in a cohort in Catalonia.
Methane from carbon dioxide
Recycling carbon dioxide, especially through conversion to methane, is compelling while anthropogenic CO2 emissions are still rising. A useful process for this transformation is...
Woodland and hedgerow creation can play crucial role in action to reverse declines in...
The largest survey of pollinator abundance in Wales has found that woodland and hedgerow creation can play a crucial role in action to reverse...
Finding the missing piece in global oil life-cycle assessment
New research offers a closer look at the relationship between decreasing demand for oil and a resilient, varied oil market -- and the carbon...
Seismic shockwave pattern may be redirecting earthquake damage
According to physics, seismic waves from earthquakes should travel in a four-leaf clover pattern, but in the real world they behave more like ripples...
Synthetic biology yields easy-to-use underwater adhesives
Researchers have used synthetic biology to bring together the best of spider silk and mussel foot protein in a biocompatible adhesive.
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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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