Climate change a threat to even the most tolerant oysters
Climate change-associated severe weather events may cause flooding that threatens the survival of the Olympia oyster, new research suggests.
New driverless car technology could make traffic lights and speeding tickets obsolete
New driverless car technologies could lead to a world without traffic lights and speeding tickets. Researchers also hope the innovations will bring about the...
A black bear playbook: Conservationists predict bear/human conflict hot-spots in new study
A new study uses long term data on bear mortality to map high-probability hot-spots for human-bear conflicts.
Plant polymers do not always act together to make beautiful shapes
Researchers at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) show in mutant plant cells that three polymers, cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin, are deposited...
Getting the most out of atmospheric data analysis
An international team has used a new approach to analyze an atmospheric data set spanning 18 years for the investigation of new-particle formation. They...
Climate change impact in Mediterranean region
As the Mediterranean Basin is experiencing the impact of climate change more than ever, an international network of scientists has worked together to synthesize...
Earth’s dust cloud satellites confirmed
Astronomers and physicists may have confirmed two elusive clouds of dust, in semi-stable points just 400,000 kilometers from Earth. The clouds, first reported by...
Ecologists ask: Should we be more transparent with data?
Researchers highlight the importance of adapting to, providing, and using data sets that are open to and usable by the public and investigators in...
Highly efficient wet-processed solar cells with molecules in the same orientation
Researchers document a new method for controlling the orientation of conducting molecules in organic solar cells that results in the enhanced light adsorption and...
Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered
Researchers from the University of Bristol have found significant ongoing emissions of a potent ozone-depleting substance from eastern China.
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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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