Microbes from marine volcanic vents reveal how humans adjusted to a changing atmosphere
Scientists detail the structure of MBH, a molecular complex involved in microbial respiration. The near-atomic resolution images are the first ever of MBH and...
Cocoa CRISPR: Gene editing shows promise for improving the ‘chocolate tree’
Use of the powerful gene-editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 could help to breed cacao trees that exhibit desirable traits such as enhanced resistance to diseases.
Angry birds: Size of jackdaw mobs depends on who calls warning
Jackdaws recognize each other's voices and respond in greater numbers to warnings from familiar birds than strangers, new research shows.
Tiny fossils unlock clues to Earth’s climate half a billion years ago
Scientists have quantified the temperature of Earth's oceans over half a billion years ago by combining fossil data and climate models.
A small sea as a model region for the global coastal ocean
Warming, acidification, eutrophication, the loss of oxygen -- examples of major changes being observed or expected for the future in coastal zones around the...
For lemurs, size of forest fragments may be more important than degree of isolation
Occurrence probability of three lemur species in tropical dry forest increases with fragment size but can increase or decrease with fragment isolation depending on...
New magnetic process in turbulent space
Explorations in Earth's space environment by NASA's Magnetospheric Multiscale spacecraft have discovered a surprising new magnetic event in turbulent plasma.
Rapid evolution fails to save butterflies from extinction in face of human-induced change
The evolution of wild species, adapting them to human management practices, can cause localized extinctions when those practices rapidly change. And in a new...
Climate change may even threaten one of the world’s most resilient lizards
Bahamian anole lizards are popular exotic pets and are found throughout the Western Hemisphere, suggesting that they are extremely adaptable creatures. A new study...
Beavers do ‘dam’ good work cleaning water
Beavers could help clean up polluted rivers and stem the loss of valuable soils from farms, new research shows.
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