Same dance, different species: How natural selection drives common behavior of lizards
A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated how evolution can lead to different...
Muskrats are a bellwether for a drying delta
Downstream of hydroelectric dams and Alberta's oil sands, one of the world's largest freshwater deltas is drying out. New research suggests long-term drying is...
How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish
Hot vents in the deep sea are home to microbes that feed on ethane. Now researchers have succeeded in finding an important component in...
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields
The analysis estimates pollution reductions between 1999 and 2019 contributed to about 20 percent of the increase in corn and soybean yield gains during...
Earth’s cryosphere shrinking by 87,000 square kilometers per year
A new study reports the first global assessment of the extent of snow and ice cover on Earth's surface -- a critical factor cooling...
Rethinking plastics
In a new issue of Science, devoted to the plastics problem, call for new approaches to plastics design, production and use, with the goal...
Imaging spectroscopy can predict water stress in wild blueberry fields
Imaging spectroscopy can help predict water stress in wild blueberry barrens, according to a new study. Researchers deployed a drone with a spectrometer to...
Spatial patterns of gene transcripts captured across single cells of mouse embryo
A new technique called sci-Space, combined with data from other technologies, could lead to four-dimensional atlases of gene expression across diverse cells during embryonic...
Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?
Current rates of plastic emissions globally may trigger effects that we will not be able to reverse, argues a new study. According to the...
Catalyzing the conversion of biomass to biofuel
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