Severe declines of mountain hares on Scottish grouse moors
Mountain hare numbers on moorlands in the eastern Highlands have declined to less than one per cent of their initial levels, according to a...
Fishing quotas upended by nuclear DNA analysis
Fishing quotas have been decided using an inadequate method for decades, according to a new study. The same method has also been used to...
Illinois’ imperiled eastern massasauga rattlesnakes retain genetic diversity
A long-term study of eastern massasauga rattlesnakes in Illinois reveals that -- despite their alarming decline in numbers -- the few remaining populations have...
California water managers vary in use of climate science
Lack of climate change adaptation among water utilities can put water supplies and the people dependent on them at risk, especially in marginalized communities,...
A record number of Americans watched the 2017 solar eclipse — and sought science...
The 2017 total solar eclipse spurred a flurry of interest about solar eclipses, according to the final report of a survey led by the...
How Neolithic people adapted to climate change
Research has uncovered evidence that early farmers were adapting to climate change 8,200 years ago.
When it comes to regrowing tails, neural stem cells are the key
It's a longstanding mystery why salamanders can perfectly regenerate their tails whereas lizard tails grow back all wrong. By transplanting neural stem cells between...
Europe needs coastal adaptation measures to avoid catastrophic flooding by the end of the...
Coastal floods could impact up to 3.65 million people every year in Europe by 2100, according to a new study.
Algorithm provides early warning system for tracking groundwater contamination
Scientists have developed a low-cost method for real-time monitoring of pollutants using commonly available sensors.
EU households waste over 17 billion kg of fresh fruit and vegetables a year
A recent article finds that EU households generate about 35.3 kg of fresh fruit and vegetable waste per person per year, 14.2 kg of...
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