A molecular map for the plant sciences
Plants are essential for life on earth. They provide food for essentially all organisms, oxygen for breathing, and they regulate the climate of the...
Can poor air quality make you gain weight?
A new study links air pollution to changes in the human gut microbiome which could fuel diabetes, obesity and inflammatory bowel diseases like colitis...
Melting glaciers will challenge some salmon populations and benefit others
A new study looking at the effects that glacier retreat will have on western North American Pacific salmon predicts that while some salmon populations...
Natural habitat around farms a win for strawberry growers, birds and consumers
Conserving natural habitat around strawberry fields can help protect growers' yields, their bottom line and the environment with no detectable threat to food safety,...
New flood damage framework helps planners prepare for sea-level rise
Researchers have developed a new framework allowing urban planners and policymakers to consider a combination of responses to sea-level rise and, if hard structures,...
Pollution: A possible end to ‘forever’ chemicals
Synthetic chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyls, or PFAS, contain bonds between carbon and fluorine atoms considered the strongest in organic chemistry. Unfortunately, the...
Microbes far beneath the seafloor rely on recycling to survive
Scientistsreveal how microorganisms could survive in rocks nestled thousands of feet beneath the ocean floor in the lower oceanic crust.
Acacia bushlands prevent climate warming in Eastern Africa
Converting bushland into agricultural land raises land surface temperatures almost as much as forest loss.
Coral reefs ‘weathering’ the pressure of globalization
More information about the effects human activities have on Southeast Asian coral reefs has been revealed, with researchers looking at how large-scale global pressures,...
Grasshopper declines associated with declines in quality of prairie grasses
A new study shows that grasshopper numbers have declined over 30% in a Kansas grassland preserve over the past two decades. The study reveals...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
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