Wildfire smoke may have contributed to thousands of extra COVID-19 cases and deaths in...
Thousands of COVID-19 cases and deaths in California, Oregon, and Washington between March and December 2020 may be attributable to increases in fine particulate...
July was Earth’s hottest month on record: NOAA
July 2021 was the world's hottest month ever recorded, according to new global data released by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
Crop insurance and unintended consequences
A new study suggests that crop insurance serves as a disincentive for farmers to adopt climate change mitigation measures on their croplands.
Raccoon dogs pose a particular threat to ground-nesting birds in Northern Europe
Artificial nest experiments demonstrated that the raccoon dog, an alien species abundant in Finland, is a more common duck nest predator than any indigenous...
For trees, carbs are key to surviving insect defoliation, study finds
Research reveals that a tree's carbohydrate reserves are crucial to surviving an onslaught of hungry caterpillars.
Scientists take step to improve crops’ photosynthesis, yields
A new study describes a significant step toward improving photosynthesis and increasing yields by putting elements from cyanobacteria into crop plants.
Farmers help create ‘Virtual safe space’ to save bumblebees
Solutions to help pollinators can be tested using a 'virtual safe space' tool created by scientists at the University of Exeter in collaboration with...
Effectively removing CO2 from the atmosphere
Researchers have investigated the extent to which direct capture of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the ambient air can help to effectively remove greenhouse gases...
Touted as clean, ‘blue’ hydrogen may be worse than gas, coal, researchers say
'Blue' hydrogen -- an energy source that involves a process for making hydrogen by using methane in natural gas -- is being lauded as...
Southeastern U.S. gray foxes may be struggling for survival
A new study suggests competition for food from coyotes -- a relative newcomer to the Southeast -- may be putting pressure on foxes, particularly...
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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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