Green infrastructure provides benefits that residents are willing to work for, study shows
Urban areas face increasing problems with stormwater management. Green infrastructure, including features such as rain barrels, green roofs, rain gardens, and on-site water treatment,...
Sand dunes can ‘communicate’ with each other
Even though they are inanimate objects, sand dunes can 'communicate' with each other. A team from the University of Cambridge has found that as...
Scientists listen to whales, walruses and seals in a changing Arctic seascape
A year-round acoustic study of marine mammals in the northern Bering Sea is providing scientists with a valuable snapshot of an Arctic world already...
Arctic permafrost thaw plays greater role in climate change than previously estimated
Abrupt thawing of permafrost will double previous estimates of potential carbon emissions from permafrost thaw in the Arctic, and is already rapidly changing the...
How ants get angry: Precise ‘lock and key’ process regulates aggression, acceptance
Scientists report definitive evidence of a mechanism within ants that is responsible for unlocking aggression. The research -- the first to pinpoint this mechanism...
Weather radar records drastic drop in mayfly populations
Researchers applied radar technology -- the same used for meteorology -- to quantify the number of mayflies that emerged annually from two different bodies...
How nature tells us its formulas
A team has developed methods with which these models can be directly obtained from experimental measurements. Instead of comparing the experimental results to theoretical...
Viscosity measurements offer new insights into Earth’s mantle
An international research group has succeeded for the first time in measuring the viscosity that molten solids exhibit under the pressure and temperature conditions...
Oil spill clean-up: Better method
Oil poses a considerable danger to aquatic life. Researchers have developed a new technology for the removal of such contaminations: Textiles with special surface...
How the development of skulls and beaks made Darwin’s finches one of the most...
Darwin's finches are among the most celebrated examples of adaptive radiation in the evolution of modern vertebrates and now a new study has provided...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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