Runoff, sediment flux in High Mountain Asia could limit food, energy for millions
Rivers flowing from the Tibetan Plateau and the surrounding high Asian mountains which support one-third of the world's population have experienced rapid increases in...
Computational discovery of complex alloys could speed the way to green aviation
Experts have identified the way to tune the strength and ductility of a class of materials called high-entropy alloys. The discovery may help power-generation...
How legumes give oxygen to symbiotic bacteria in their roots
Scientists discover the genetics inside legumes that control the production of an oxygen-carrying molecule, crucial to the plant's close relationships with nitrogen-fixing bacteria. The...
New kind of polyethylene: Durable and yet degradable
Polyethylene is the most abundantly manufactured plastic in the world. Due to properties like durability, it has many diverse, and even long-term uses. Chemists...
Satellite images show positive impact of conservation efforts for China’s coastal wetlands
An international, interdisciplinary research team is using satellite images to measure the changes of coastal wetlands in China from the early 1980s to the...
Warming climate will increase number of harmful algae blooms
A new study shows how changes in light conditions have a significant influence on the growth and impact of harmful algae blooms. The bottom...
After California’s 3rd-largest wildfire, deer returned home while trees were ‘still smoldering’
While many animals have adapted to live with wildfires of the past -- which were smaller, more frequent and kept ecosystems in balance across...
Intriguing insect fossils preserved in amber
What zoologists have discovered in samples of ancient amber -- insect larvae with unusual morphologies and larvae of early flying insects.
Reducing vessel activity key to southern resident killer whale survival
Reducing ship speed and noise levels would increase the probability that endangered West Coast southern resident killer whales will spend more time hunting for...
Ancestors of whale sharks in Panama may come from distant waters
Genetic population connectivity study of the endangered whale shark in Pacific Panama provides important baseline data for conservation efforts.
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