Organic carbon hides in sediments, keeping oxygen in atmosphere
A new study may help settle a long-standing question -- how small amounts of organic carbon become locked away in rock and sediments, preventing...
Hybrid nanostructure steps up light-harvesting efficiency
Energy is transferred through the structure in a way that boosts its response to light, showing promise for solar cell applications.
Rescuers often driven by emotion
Scientists have found reason can go out the window when people's family members, children and pets are in trouble in the water, and people...
Monkeys face climate change extinction threat
Monkeys living in South America are highly vulnerable to climate change and face an 'elevated risk of extinction', according to a new study.
Community knowledge can be as valuable as ecological knowledge in environmental decision-making
An understanding of community issues can be as valuable as knowing the ecology of an area when making environmental decisions, according to new research.
Fifty years later, DDT lingers in lake ecosystems
To control pest outbreaks, airplanes sprayed more than 6,280 tons of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) onto forests in New Brunswick, Canada, between 1952 and 1968, according...
Models suggest faults are linked through California’s Imperial Valley
New mechanical modeling of a network of active strike-slip faults in California's Imperial Valley suggests the faults are continuously linked, from the southern San...
Rare ‘superflares’ could one day threaten Earth
New research shows that the sun could experience a massive burst of energy called a superflare sometime in the next several thousand years.
Why Noah’s Ark won’t work
Many species will need large population sizes to survive climate change and ocean acidification, a new study finds.
Climate change benefits for giant petrels
Giant petrels will be 'temporary' winners from the effects of climate change in the Antarctic region -- but males and females will benefit in...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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