Overfishing and other human pressures are severely harming many marine protected areas around the...
A new study points to a strong 'edge effect' in marine protected areas (MPAs), sharply reducing by 60 percent the fish population living up...
Manganese could make luminescent materials and the conversion of sunlight more sustainable
Researchers have reached an important milestone in their quest to produce more sustainable luminescent materials and catalysts for converting sunlight into other forms of...
Decline in CO2 cooled Earth’s climate over 30 million years ago
New research demonstrates that a decline in the concentration of atmospheric CO2 played a major role in driving Earth's climate from a warm greenhouse...
Lake Huron sinkhole surprise: The rise of oxygen on early Earth linked to changing...
The rise of oxygen levels early in Earth's history paved the way for the spectacular diversity of animal life. But for decades, scientists have...
Common insecticide is harmful to bees in any amount
The dangers of neonicotinoid insecticides likely can't be watered down. That's the conclusion of a new study showing an insecticide made for commercial plant...
Bird and mammal diversity is declining with biological invasions
The introduction of invasive species leads to a decline in certain native species: a team of researchers has managed to show that 11% of...
Egypt could face extreme water scarcity within the decade due to population and economic...
Egypt will import more water (virtual water) than the water supplied by the Nile, if the population and the economy continue to grow as...
New York City’s hidden old-growth forests
Tree-ring scientists have mined rare old-growth timbers from demolition at an iconic Manhattan building to produce historical and climate data. Ongoing salvage efforts at...
Plastic creates ‘evolutionary trap’ for young sea turtles
Plastic pollution creates an 'evolutionary trap' for young sea turtles, new research shows. After hatching on beaches, sea turtles travel on currents and spend...
In the absence of genetic variation, asexual invasive species find new methods of adapting...
New research has found that two types of weevils, common yet invasive beetles in many parts of the world, have been using epigenetic changes...
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