Symbiotic relationship between California oaks and mutualist fungi as a buffer for climate change
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New study helps pinpoint when Earth’s plate subduction began
Plate subduction could have started 3.75 billion years ago, reshaping Earth's surface and setting the stage for a planet hospitable to life.
First-known fossil iguana burrow found in the Bahamas
The fossilized burrow dates back to the Late Pleistocene Epoch, about 115,000 years ago, and is located on the island of San Salvador --...
How soil fungi respond to wildfire
When wildfires swept through the North Bay in 2017, a graduate student saw a unique opportunity to study how fire affected his research subject:...
Academy scientists describe 213 species in 2020
Despite challenges posed by the pandemic, researchers have described 213 new-to-science species from five continents and three oceans.
Temporal crop diversity stabilizes agricultural production
Securing food supplies around the globe is a challenge facing humanity, especially in light of the predicted increase in the world's population and the...
New-found phenomenon that may improve hurricane forecasts
Rapid storm intensification and decay remain a challenge for hurricane forecasts. Many factors are involved and some of them are either poorly known or...
Silky sharks find hope in Atlantic, remain targets in Indo-Pacific
New research shows that conservation efforts in the Atlantic Ocean may be working for one of the most popular -- and endangered -- species...
Study connects diabetes, air pollution to interstitial lung disease
People with pre-diabetes or diabetes who live in ozone-polluted areas may have an increased risk for an irreversible disease with a high mortality rate....
Innovation in novel hybrid energy systems
Future novel hybrid energy systems could lead to paradigm shifts in clean energy production, according to a new article.
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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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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
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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