Marine debris study counts trash from Texas to Florida
Trash, particularly plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an economic, environmental, human health, and aesthetic problem causing serious challenges to coastal...
Reliable tropical weather pattern to change in a warming climate
As human activities cause the Earth's temperature to increase, reliable, well-studied weather patterns like the Madden-Julian Oscillation will change too, say researchers.
These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate
One of the first studies to examine how climate is influencing functional traits in forest communities on a global scale found evidence of major...
Bacteria found in ancient Irish soil halts growth of superbugs: New hope for tackling...
Researchers analyzing soil from Ireland long thought to have medicinal properties have discovered that it contains a previously unknown strain of bacteria which is...
Pine needles from Christmas trees could be turned into paint and food sweeteners
Abandoned Christmas trees could be saved from landfill and turned into paint and food sweeteners according to new research.
Fish bones yield new tool for tracking coal ash contamination
A new study shows that trace elements found in fish ear bones can be used as biogenic tracers to track coal ash contamination. Strontium...
Tree-ring analysis explains physiology behind drought intolerance
Tree rings tell the story of what's happening physiologically as fire suppression makes forests more dense and less tolerant of drought, pests and wildfires,...
European wheat lacks climate resilience
Researchers have found that current breeding programs and cultivar selection practices do not provide the needed resilience to climate change.
Trees’ ‘enemies’ help tropical forests maintain their biodiversity
Scientists have long struggled to explain how tropical forests can maintain their staggering diversity of trees without having a handful of species take over...
Sustainable ‘plastics’ are on the horizon
A new study describes a process to make bioplastic polymers that don't require land or fresh water -- resources that are scarce in much...
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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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