Older than artifacts: NSIDC database goes back centuries
By Michon ScottCredit for image above: Wikimedia UK and the National Museum of Scotland
The Lewis Chessmen, on display at the British Museum and the...
New geosciences study shows Triassic fossils that reveal origins of living amphibians
A team of paleontologists have discovered the first 'unmistakable' Triassic-era caecilian fossil -- the oldest-known caecilian fossils -- thus extending the record of this...
What crocodile DNA reveals about the Ice Age
What drives crocodile evolution? Is climate a major factor or changes in sea levels? Determined to find answers to these questions, researchers discovered that...
Satellite data shows sustained severe drought in Europe
Europe lacks groundwater -- a lot of groundwater. The continent has already been suffering from a severe drought since 2018. This is confirmed by...
How to apply lessons from Colorado’s costliest wildfire to drinking water systems
While communities and governments nationwide have been facing the impact of wildfires on drinking water systems, no national synthesis of scientific and policy needs...
Spinning food processing waste into ‘gold’
Scientists have taken the first step at estimating the best large-scale uses for food processing waste, first analyzing its contents and, based on those...
Artificial photosynthesis uses sunlight to make biodegradable plastic
Scientists have succeeded in synthesizing fumaric acid, a raw material for plastics, from CO2 powered by solar energy. Typically, fumaric acid is synthesized from...
Comparing airfares instead of seat size fairer indicator of passenger carbon emissions
Allocating passenger aircraft emissions using airfares rather than travel class would give a more accurate idea of individual contributions, finds a new study. Including...
Economics trump environment to save big cats, say ecologists
Rapid economic growth has pushed rare species of big carnivores to the brink of extinction, but ecologists have suggested our appetite to once again...
Residential green space is associated with higher birth weight
A new study assessed the associations between maternal exposure to green and blue spaces during pregnancy and birth outcomes in 11 birth cohorts from...
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