What causes an ice age to end?
Research by an international team helps to resolve some of the mystery of why ice ages end by establishing when they end.
New planting guidelines could boost edamame profits
Edamame may be a niche crop in the United States, but growers and processors still need the best possible information to make sound management...
Worm nerve responses for good and bad
Studies on a tiny soil worm help explain how animal nervous systems translate external signals as 'good' or 'bad' in order to elicit the...
A new use for museum fish specimens
A new article suggests using museum specimens to estimate the length-weight relationships of fish that are hard to find alive in their natural environment.
Computer model solves mystery of how gas bubbles build big methane hydrate deposits
New research has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists' understanding of how gas hydrates could...
‘Fossil earthquakes’ offer new insight into seismic activity deep below Earth’s surface
A study has shed new light on the mechanisms through which earthquakes are triggered up to 40km beneath the earth's surface.
Environmental DNA in rivers offers new tool for detecting wildlife communities
Ecologists report this week on a new method of identifying an 'entire community of mammals' -- including elusive and endangered species that are otherwise...
Separations between earthquakes reveal clear patterns
So far, few studies have explored how the similarity between inter-earthquake times and distances is related to their separation from initial events. In a...
Arrival delayed! Water, carbon and nitrogen were not immediately supplied to Earth
Scientists present important new findings regarding the origin of oceans and life on Earth. Measurements on the oldest preserved mantle rocks from Greenland show...
Plant physiology: Safeguarding chloroplasts from sunburn
Intense sunlight damages the chloroplasts that are essential for photosynthesis, and generates toxic products that can lead to cell death. Biologists have now identified...
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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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