Current Antarctic conservation efforts are insufficient to avoid biodiversity declines, study shows
Existing conservation efforts are insufficient to protect Antarctic ecosystems, and population declines are likely for 65% of the continent's plants and wildlife by the...
Glassfrogs achieve transparency by packing red blood cells into mirror-coated liver
New research shows that glassfrogs -- known for their highly transparent undersides and muscles -- perform their 'disappearing acts' by stowing away nearly all...
Hawai’i earthquake swarm caused by magma moving through ‘sills’
A machine-learning algorithm reveals the shape of massive subterranean structures linking active volcanoes.
Is there a link between climate change and plant nutrition?
A new study underscores that we still have much to learn regarding how plants will function -- and how nutritious they will be --...
New analysis maps out impacts of marine chokepoint closures
New GIS-enabled analysis maps what the far-reaching impacts to international trade and shipping could be if any of the world's 11 busiest marine chokepoints,...
Scientists identify neural circuit that enables self-localization in zebrafish
A multiregional brain circuit allows larval zebrafish to track where they are, where they've been, and how to get back to their original location...
Overshooting climate targets could significantly increase risk for tipping cascades
Temporarily overshooting the climate targets of 1.5-2 degrees Celsius could increase the tipping risk of several Earth system elements by more than 70 percent...
Bird diversity increased in severely burned forests of Southern Appalachian mountains
A new study found bird diversity increased in North Carolina mountain forest areas severely burned by wildfire in 2016, reinforcing that while wildfire can...
New study models the transmission of foreshock waves towards Earth
As the supersonic solar wind surges towards Earth, its interaction with our planet's magnetic field creates a shock to deflect its flow, and a...
Microplastics deposited on the seafloor triple in 20 years
The total amount of microplastics deposited on the bottom of oceans has tripled in the past two decades with a progression that corresponds to...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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