Artificial intelligence guides rapid data-driven exploration of underwater habitats
Researchers aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor used autonomous underwater robots, along with the Institute's remotely operated vehicle (ROV) SuBastian, to acquire 1.3...
The hidden life of rock gnome lichen
A new study is helping to shed light on the genetic diversity and reproductive process of rock gnome lichen, one of only two varieties...
Deadline for climate action: Act strongly before 2035 to keep warming below 2°C
If governments don't act decisively by 2035 to fight climate change, humanity could cross a point of no return after which limiting global warming...
Climate change increasing the prevalence of harmful parasite, warn scientists
A rise in a parasite called liver fluke, which can significantly impact livestock production in farms in the UK and across the world, could...
Engineered sand zaps storm water pollutants
Engineers have created a new way to remove contaminants from storm water, potentially addressing the needs of water-stressed communities that are searching for ways...
Better fisheries management could help offset climate change’s negative effects, research suggests
New research shows a more prosperous global future is possible if both climate change and sustainable fisheries management are addressed now.
Drought, groundwater loss sinks California land at alarming rate
The San Joaquin Valley in central California, like many other regions in the western United States, faces drought and ongoing groundwater extraction, happening faster...
‘Archived’ heat has reached deep into the Arctic interior, researchers say
Arctic sea ice isn't just threatened by the melting of ice around its edges, a new study has found: Warmer water that originated hundreds...
Improving soil quality can slow global warming
A new study finds that well-established, low-tech land management practices like planting cover crops, optimizing grazing and sowing legumes on rangelands, if instituted globally,...
Sicilian amber in Western Europe pre-dates arrival of Baltic amber by at least 2,000...
Amber from Sicily arrived in Iberia as early as the 4th Millennium BC, some 2,000 years before the appearance of Baltic amber to the...
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