Increasing tropical land use is disrupting the carbon cycle
An international study shows that the rapid increase in land use in the world's tropical areas is affecting the global carbon cycle more than...
Squid brains approach that of dogs
We are closer to understanding the incredible ability of squid to instantly camouflage themselves. Researchers have completed the first MRI-based mapping of the squid...
Scientists short-circuit maturity in insects, opening new paths to disease prevention
New research shows, contrary to previous scientific belief, a hormone required for sexual maturity in insects cannot travel across the blood-brain barrier unless aided...
Addendum: Substantial twentieth-century Arctic warming caused by ozone-depleting substances
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 January 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0711-6Addendum: Substantial twentieth-century Arctic warming caused by ozone-depleting substances
Airborne measurements point to low EPA methane estimates in south central US
Approximately twice as much methane is seeping into the atmosphere than the Environmental Protection Agency estimates from oil and gas facilities in the south...
How widespread is illegal fishing? Albatrosses are helping us with the answer
Using albatrosses fitted with loggers, researchers have made a first estimation of the number of non-declared fishing boats operating without an identification system in...
Switching grape varieties can help save world’s wine-growing regions
Hotter temperatures threaten global wine production, with multiple studies now forecasting that more than half of regions suitable to planting wine grapes could be...
Driven by Earth’s orbit, climate changes in Africa may have aided human migration
New research describes a dynamic climate and vegetation model that explains when regions across Africa, areas of the Middle East, and the Mediterranean were...
Ecofriendly catalyst for converting methane into useful gases using light instead of heat
Scientists have developed a catalyst to convert abundant methane gas into more useful synthesis gas. Unlike conventional catalysts, this catalyst operates at much lower...
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