Projected acidification of the Great Barrier Reef could be offset by ten years
New research has shown that by injecting an alkalinizing agent into the ocean along the length of the Great Barrier Reef, it would be...
Experiments show natural selection opposes sexual selection
Natural selection can reverse evolution that occurs through sexual selection and this can lead to better females, new research shows.
Massive plankton blooms with very different ecosystem impacts
"The big mystery about plankton is what controls its distribution and abundance, and what conditions lead to big plankton blooms," according to the author...
Climate change a bigger threat to landscape biodiversity than emerald ash borer
Despite the devastating impact the emerald ashborer beetle has had on forests in the eastern and midwestern parts of the U.S., climate change will...
Plants get a faster start to their day than we think
To describe something as slow and boring we might say it's 'like watching grass grow', but scientists studying the early morning activity of plants...
This forest has stayed wild for 5,000 years — the soil shows it
Parts of the Amazon have been cultivated by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years, and mere centuries ago were the sites of cities and...
Turning off lights can save migrating birds from crashing into buildings
Forty years of data came together to show just how many birds can be saved by buildings turning their lights off. Using decades' worth...
Arctic rotifer lives after 24,000 years in a frozen state
Bdelloid rotifers are multicellular animals so small you need a microscope to see them. Despite their size, they're known for being tough, capable of...
Physicists report definitive evidence how auroras are created
Physicistsreport definitive evidence of how auroras are created. In experiments, the physicists demonstrated the physical mechanisms for the acceleration of electrons by Alfven waves...
Study sheds light on pre-Columbian life in understudied area of SW Amazon
A new study shows that pre-Columbian people of a culturally diverse but not well-documented area of the Amazon in South America significantly altered their...
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