Water reuse could be key for future of hydraulic fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the...
DNA from ancient packrat nests helps unpack Earth’s past
New work shows how using next-generation DNA sequencing on ancient packrat middens -- nests made out of plant material, fragments of insects, bones, fecal...
Old carbon reservoirs unlikely to cause massive greenhouse gas release, study finds
As global temperatures rise, permafrost and methane hydrates -- large reservoirs of ancient carbon -- have the potential to break down, releasing enormous quantities...
How transient invaders can transform an ecosystem
Study finds microbes can alter an environment dramatically before dying out.
Huge stores of Arctic sea ice likely contributed to past climate cooling
Climate scientists propose that massive amounts of melting sea ice in the Arctic drained into the North Atlantic and disrupted climate-steering currents, thus playing...
Earth formed much faster than previously thought, new study shows
By measuring iron isotopes, researchers have shown that our planet originally formed much faster than previously thought. This finding provides new insights on both...
The climate and increased extreme weather affect our energy systems
Climate change, with more and more storms and heat waves, also has consequences for our energy supply. An international research team has now developed...
New strategies for helping children process negative emotions
A recent study of indigenous people in southern Chile challenges Western assumptions about children's emotional capabilities and highlights the value of spending time outdoors...
Pacific marine national monuments do not harm fishing industry
A research team analyzed observer records of individual fishing events, logbook summary reports and detailed satellite data on vessel movements.
Risk of coronavirus importation in Africa
Egypt, Algeria and Republic of South Africa are the African countries most at risk for coronavirus COVID-19 importation in the continent, due to high...
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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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