Europe’s current approach to food, agriculture, and the environment is not sustainable
The European Academies' Science Advisory Council along with the InterAcademy Partnership are calling for European policy-makers to urgently re-think their approach to food and...
Evidence for persistent forest reliance by indigenous peoples in historical Sri Lanka
Working closely with Wanniyalaeto (Vedda) elders in Sri Lanka during the repatriation of skeletal remains, a team of researchers have demonstrated that while some...
Role neonicotinoid insecticides play in arthropod performance
A team of researchers looked at the role neonicotinoid insecticides play in arthropod abundance, behavior, condition, reproductive success and survival. They found the insecticides...
Many low-lying atoll islands could be uninhabitable by mid-21st century
Sea-level rise and wave-driven flooding will negatively impact freshwater resources on many low-lying atoll islands in such a way that many could be uninhabitable...
Weather associated with sentiments expressed on social media
Sentiments expressed on Facebook and Twitter may be associated with certain weather patterns.
Massive study across western equatorial Africa finds more gorillas and chimpanzees than expected
A massive decade-long study of Western Equatorial Africa's gorillas and chimpanzees has uncovered both good news and bad about our nearest relatives. The good...
Balancing nuclear and renewable energy
Researchers explore the benefits of adjusting the output of nuclear power plants according to the changing supply of renewable energy such as wind and...
Russian Arctic glacier loss doubles as temps warm
Ice mass loss in the Russian Arctic has nearly doubled over the last decade.
The Matryoshka effect: Underwater phenomenon
A team of engineers and fluid dynamicists uncovered the physics behind a unique underwater phenomenon that's been likened to the Matryoshka doll -- the...
After a volcano erupts, bird colonies recover
Where do seabirds go when their nesting colony is buried by a volcano? In 2008, the eruption of the Kasatochi volcano in the Aleutian...
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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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