Drones survey African wildlife
In collaboration with a nature reserve in Namibia, researchers are developing a new approach to counting animals: combining drone flights and automated image analysis.
Concern about flame-retardant metabolites in bald eagles raised in new study
A study finds that chemicals used in flame retardants, plasticizers and other commercial products are broken down through the process of metabolism into other...
California’s cap-and-trade air quality benefits mostly go out of state
California has one of the world's most progressive cap-and-trade designed to reduce greenhouse gases. Yet in disadvantaged communities, emissions of those pollutants has actually...
Preparing for quick radiation diagnostic test in case of a nuclear disaster
Researchers are attempting to create a better diagnostic test for radiation exposure that potentially could save thousands of lives.
Living in areas with less sun may increase your risk of OCD
Living at higher latitudes, where there is also less sunlight, could result in a higher prevalence rate of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), according to...
Strategy for ‘No-Mining Zones’ in the Deep Sea
An international team of researchers has developed a comprehensive set of criteria to help the International Seabed Authority (ISA) protect local biodiversity from deep-sea...
Livestock feed accurately predicts toxic chemicals in food
Scientists have tracked the presence of a class of synthetic flame retardants called polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), which were once a popular additive to...
Asian residents are exposed to 9 times more air pollution than Americans or Europeans
Asian car drivers are exposed to nine times more pollution than their European and American counterparts, a comprehensive study has found.
Pulse of the polar vortex revealed: A key to mapping future storms
If you can predict the path of the jet stream, the upper atmosphere's undulating river of wind, then you can predict weather -- not...
Evolutionary outcomes can be predicted
Biologists show that evolutionary outcomes can be predicted.
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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