The science behind the life and times of the Earth’s salt flats
Researchers have characterized two different types of surface water in the hyperarid salars -- or salt flats -- that contain much of the world's...
West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreated far inland, re-advanced since last Ice Age
The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is melting rapidly, raising concerns it could cross a tipping point of irreversible retreat in the next few decades...
Exposure to airplane noise increases risk of sleeping fewer than 7 hours per night
As major airline officials predict another record summer air travel season, a new analysis has found that exposure to even moderate levels of airplane...
Harmful fisheries subsidies are leading to more fishing vessels chasing fewer fish, resulting in...
A recent study quantified the number of harmful fisheries subsidies that support fishing in the high seas, domestic and foreign waters and found that...
Machine learning helps scientists identify the environmental preferences of microbes
A machine-learning approach can give scientists insight into the environmental preferences of microbes, based only on their genes. The approach has practical research implications:...
Previously unknown intercellular electricity may power biology
Researchers have discovered that the electrical fields and activity that exist through a cell's membrane also exist within and around another type of cellular...
New research redefines mammalian tree of life
Scientists from around the globe are using the largest mammalian genomic dataset in history to determine the evolutionary history of the human genome in...
Mushrooms and their post-rain, electrical conversations
Certain types of fungi can communicate with each other via electrical signals. But much remains unknown about how and when they do so. A...
Artificial photosynthesis for environmentally friendly food production
Ensuring the supply of food to the constantly growing world population and protecting the environment at the same time are often conflicting objectives. Now...
Ecosystem evolution in Africa
New research pushes back the oldest evidence of C4 grass-dominated habitats in Africa -- and globally -- by more than 10 million years, with...
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