Strengthening west winds close to Antarctica previously led to massive outgassing of carbon
A new explanation for the Heinrich 1 event, where temperatures over Antarctica rose 5C in less than a century, suggests strengthening westerlies around the...
Conductive property of graphene, advancing promise of solar technology
Researchers have connected a graphene layer with two other atomic layers (molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide) thereby extending the lifetime of excited electrons in...
Rising carbon dioxide levels pose a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies
A new study reveals a previously unrecognized threat to monarch butterflies: Mounting levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide reduce the medicinal properties of milkweed plants...
Grasslands more reliable carbon sink than trees
A study has found that increased drought and wildfire risk make grasslands and rangelands a more reliable carbon sink than trees in 21st century...
Dust carried by rainwater across Texas: Study sheds light on composition
Across the US Southwest, severe drought and land?use change are projected to increase in the future, contributing to more frequent and intense dust storms...
Oxygen levels on early Earth rose, fell several times before great oxidation even
Earth's oxygen levels rose and fell more than once hundreds of millions of years before the planetwide success of the Great Oxidation Event about...
Scientists discover the world’s oldest colors
Scientists have discovered the oldest colors in the geological record, 1.1-billion-year-old bright pink pigments extracted from rocks deep beneath the Sahara desert in Africa.
Link between river outflow and coastal sea level
Sea levels in coastal areas can be affected by a number of factors: tides, winds, waves, and even barometric pressure all play a role...
Stormwater ponds not a major source of greenhouse gas emissions
Stormwater retention ponds, a ubiquitous feature in urban landscapes, are not a significant source of climate-warming nitrous oxide emissions, a new study finds. Nitrous...
Forest ecology shapes Lyme disease risk in the eastern US
In the eastern US, risk of contracting Lyme disease is higher in fragmented forests with high rodent densities and low numbers of resident fox,...
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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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