Soft corals near Virgin Islands recover from hurricanes, but stony corals declining
Soft corals at three sites in the US Virgin Islands were able to recover from the destructive effects of nearly back-to-back Category 5 storms...
Shifts in deep geologic structure may have magnified great 2011 Japan tsunami
Researchers say they have identified the origins of an unusual fault that probably magnified the catastrophic 2011 Japan tsunami.
New research first to relate Antarctic sea ice melt to weather change in tropics
While there is a growing body of research showing how the loss of Arctic sea ice affects other parts of the planet, a new...
Male rivals risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations
Males that face tougher competition for females risk having offspring with a greater number of harmful mutations in their genome than males without rivals....
Ancient hornwort genomes could lead to crop improvement
An international research team illuminates the origin of land plants by analyzing the first hornwort genomes. In this ancient group of land plants, they...
Bargain-hunting for biodiversity
The best bargains for conserving some of the world's most vulnerable salamanders and other vertebrate species can be found in Central Texas and the...
Unraveling the puzzle of Madagascar’s forest cats
Biologists have long wondered where Madagascar's mysterious wild cats came from. Now, new genetic evidence delivers an answer.
Against overfishing: Save the oldies!
Measures against overfishing tend to protect young, immature fish through measures such as minimum-landing sizes. However, a team of researchers recommends also keeping the...
Plastic building bricks could survive in ocean for up to 1,300 years
By measuring the mass of individual bricks found on beaches against equivalent unused pieces and the age of blocks obtained from storage, researchers estimated...
Food systems are fodder for curbing cities’ environmental impacts
Focusing on urbanization as a key driver of environmental change in the 21st century, researchers have created a framework to understand and compare cities'...
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