Laser experiments lend insight into metal core at heart of Earth
Experiments replicating conditions at the core of Earth could help scientists understand how the planet and its atmosphere were formed.
It’s official — spending time outside is good for you
Living close to nature and spending time outside has significant and wide-ranging health benefits -- according to new research. A new report reveals that...
Stripes may be cool — but they don’t cool zebras down
Biologists refute the theory that zebras have striped fur to stay cool in the hot sun. That hypothesis is wrong, according to new research.
Berry-gorging bears disperse seeds through scat and feed small mammals
Mice and voles scurry to bear scats to forage for seeds, finding nutritional value in the seeds and in some cases further dispersing them.
First dogs in the Americas arrived from Siberia, disappeared after European contact
A new study offers an enhanced view of the origins and ultimate fate of the first dogs in the Americas. The dogs were not...
Coastal nuisance flooding linked to special type of slow-moving ocean wave
A team of international researchers has found a link between seasonal fluctuations in sea level to a long-time phenomenon -- Rossby Waves. And this...
Expansion of agricultural land reduces carbon dioxide absorption
Plants absorb some of the carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere by burning fossil fuels. But increasing deforestation and other changes in land use...
Described 28 years post collection, new grass species makes a strong case for conservation
Originally collected 28 years ago in Ecuador, the new species Poa laegaardiana has been just described, only to find out its prospects for surviving...
Higher ambition needed to meet Paris climate targets
The Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service, contributes to a growing body of evidence showing the need for ramped up...
Invaluable to the medical industry, the horseshoe crab is under threat
The biomedical industry depends on blood from horseshoe crabs for drug and environmental safety testing -- but this commercial demand, together with capture for...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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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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