Cutting potentially harmful chemicals like PFAS from consumer goods
Human exposure to unnecessary and potentially harmful chemicals could be greatly reduced if manufacturers add chemicals only when they are truly essential in terms...
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction
A recent study highlights the fact that the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme...
Controlling temperatures for inexpensive plant experiments
Inexpensive, easy-to-use temperature controllers are able to provide reliable set temperatures for the detailed observation of developmental rates in response to different temperature treatments.
‘Power shift’ needed to improve gender balance in energy research
Women still face significant barriers in forging successful and influential careers in UK energy research, a new high-level report has revealed.
The challenges of North American specialty cut flowers
Cut flower production in the United States and Canada has increased in recent years. Due to this resurgence, more information is needed regarding current...
No direct link between North Atlantic currents, sea level along New England coast
A new study clarifies what influence major currents in the North Atlantic have on sea level along the northeastern United States.
What drives Yellowstone’s massive elk migrations?
Yellowstone's migratory elk rely primarily on environmental cues, including a retreating snowline and the greening grasses of spring, to decide when to make the...
Satellite observations improve earthquake monitoring, response
Researchers report data gathered by orbiting satellites can yield more information about destructive earthquakes and can improve aid and humanitarian response efforts. The researchers...
A shady spot may protect species against rapid climate warming
A shady refuge on a hot day could be more than a simple comfort in a warming world. Finding a cooler spot might save...
No evidence for increased egg predation in the Arctic
Climate and ecosystems are changing, but predation on shorebird nests has changed little across the globe over the past 60 years, finds an international...
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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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