Righty blue whales sometimes act like lefties, study finds
To support their hulking bodies, blue whales use various acrobatic maneuvers to scoop up many individually tiny prey, filtering the water back out through...
Does mountaintop removal also remove rattlesnakes?
Timber rattlesnakes, according to the study's author, are among the most docile creatures in Appalachia. They choose places to hibernate that are more likely...
Study contradicts belief that whales learn songs from one another
A new study is directly contradicting the widely accepted cultural transmission hypothesis suggesting that whales learn their songs from other whales. 'Our findings indicate...
In the race to reduce car emissions, don’t forget longevity
The debate on green vehicles often focuses on fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, with the transition to fuel alternatives commonly being considered better for...
Why Reagan's vaunted 'starve the beast' plan failed.
President Reagan and James Baker interviewing John Herrington for the cabinet position of Secretary of Energy in Oval Office Photo courtesy of U.S. National...
The conservative carbon tax: Right idea, wrong tool.
March 13, 2017 — Recently some U.S. conservative leaders proposed a carbon tax to hedge the risks associated with climate change. We welcome these...
Biogeochemistry: Land CO2 sink drivers
Nature 541, 516–520 (2017)
Year to year, variations in the rate of atmospheric CO2 growth arise primarily from fluctuations in carbon uptake by ecosystems on...
Climat : la prise de conscience monte chez les grands investisseurs
CLIMAT - Selon une étude dévoilée mercredi, une grosse moitié des grands investisseurs mondiaux prennent désormais en compte le changement climatique et le risque...
Animals shield their families from a harsh world
Animals living in volatile habitats can gain major evolutionary benefits by shielding their families from the changing environment, new research suggests. Biologists investigated an...
Predicting heat waves? Look half a world away
When heavy rain falls over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is a good indicator that temperatures in...
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