Diversity increases ecosystem stability
Forestry scientists demonstrate that forests that are more diverse are also more productive and more resilient.
Role of earthquake motions in triggering a ‘surprise’ tsunami
Geologists, geophysicists, and mathematicians show how coupled computer models can accurately recreate the conditions leading to the world's deadliest natural disasters of 2018, the...
Plant research could benefit wastewater treatment, biofuels and antibiotics
Scientists have discovered how aquatic plants cope with water pollution, a major ecological question that could help boost their use in wastewater treatment, biofuels,...
Extreme weather events linked to poor mental health
People with homes damaged by extreme weather events are more likely to experience mental health issues such as depression and anxiety even when the...
Groundwater studies can be tainted by ‘survivor bias’
Bad wells tend to get excluded from studies on groundwater levels, a problem that could skew results everywhere monitoring is used to decide government...
Realistic robots get under Galápagos lizards’ skin
Male lava lizards are sensitive to the timing of their opponents' responses during contest displays, with quicker responses being perceived as more aggressive, a...
Methane-producing microorganism makes a meal of iron
A new understanding of how a microorganism produces methane and carbon dioxide could eventually allow researchers to manipulate how much of these important greenhouse...
Natural ways of cooling cities
Scientists have been researching the effect of precipitation and population size on rising temperatures in cities compared with the surrounding countryside. They have found...
Artificial intelligence used to recognize primate faces in the wild
Scientists have developed new artificial intelligence software to recognize and track the faces of individual chimpanzees in the wild. The new software will allow...
From the tropics to the boreal, temperature drives ecosystem functioning
Researchers found a tight link between temperature and plant and microbe communities within forests, which will allow them to predict how ecosystems might respond...
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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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