Reusing tableware can reduce waste from online food deliveries
In China, approximately 10 billion online food orders were served to over 400 million customers in 2018. All of these orders came in single-use...
Driven by climate, more frequent, severe wildfires in Cascade Range reshape forests
New research found that while the increased wildfire activity is causing widespread changes in the structure and composition of these mid-to-high elevation forests, the...
Island-building in Southeast Asia created Earth’s northern ice sheets
Tectonic processes are thought to have triggered past ice ages, but how? A new analysis of mountain building in the maritime tropics of Southeast...
Caribbean islands face loss of protection and biodiversity as seagrass loses terrain
Tropical islands have an important ally when it comes to battling storms and sea-level rise: seagrass. During hurricane Irma (2017), scientists witnessed how native...
Newly identified ‘landfalling droughts’ originate over ocean
Researchers have identified a new type of 'landfalling drought' that originates over the ocean before traveling onto land, and which can cause larger, drier...
Air pollution leads to increase in electricity usage
High levels of air pollution are forcing people inside to consume more electricity, subsequently causing even greater environmental problems by increasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Urgent conservation needed for world’s carnivorous plants
New research has found approximately a quarter of carnivorous plant species across the world may be at risk of extinction due to global climate...
One of the world’s driest deserts is the focus of a new study on...
Carbon, one of the main building blocks for all life on Earth, cycles among living organisms and the environment. This cycle, and how it...
Camera traps show impact of recreational activity on wildlife
The COVID-19 pandemic has fired up interest in outdoor activities in our parks and forests. Now a new study highlights the need to be...
Scientists discover why tarantulas come in vivid blues and greens
Researchers find support for new hypotheses: that tarantulas' vibrant blue colors may be used to communicate between potential mates, while green coloration confers the...
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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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