Natural-gas leaks are important source of greenhouse gas emissions in Los Angeles
Scientist have found that methane in L.A.'s air correlates with the seasonal use of gas for heating homes and businesses.
Detention basins could catch more than stormwater
Everywhere you go there are stormwater detention basins built near large construction projects intended to control the flow of rainwater and runoff. Now, those...
Structurally complex forests better at carbon sequestration
Forests in the eastern United States that are structurally complex -- meaning the arrangement of vegetation is highly varied -- sequester more carbon, according...
Arctic sea-ice loss has ‘minimal influence’ on severe cold winter weather
The dramatic loss of Arctic sea ice through climate change has only a 'minimal influence' on severe cold winter weather across Asia and North...
A new timeline of Earth’s cataclysmic past
Recent research shows that our planet may have been pummeled with asteroids long before some scientists had previously thought.
Diet change needed to save vast areas of tropics
One quarter of the world's tropical land could disappear by the end of the century unless meat and dairy consumption falls, researchers have warned.
Genomic research unravels mystery of invasive apple snails
Biologists have sequenced and analyzed the genomes of four apple snail species in the family Ampullariidae. The researchers discovered that the apple snails have...
Asian carp capable of surviving in much larger areas of Lake Michigan than previously...
Asian carp are capable of surviving and growing in much larger portions of Lake Michigan than scientists previously believed and present a high risk...
When naproxen breaks down, toads croak
A new study takes a harder look at the effects a common anti-inflammatory medication and its degradation products have on amphibians. There have been...
Nitrogen and phosphorus constrain the CO<sub>2</sub> fertilization of global plant biomass
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 12 August 2019; doi:10.1038/s41558-019-0545-2Elevated CO2 increases plant biomass, providing a negative feedback on global warming. Nutrient availability was found...
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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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