Long-term cooking with coal, wood, or charcoal associated with cardiovascular death
A new study finds that long-term use of coal, wood, or charcoal for cooking is associated with an increased risk of death from cardiovascular...
Red light at night: A potentially fatal attraction to migratory bats
Night time light pollution is rapidly increasing across the world. Nocturnal animals are likely to be especially affected but how they respond to artificial...
Genetic analysis of Florida’s invasive pythons reveals a tangled family tree
A new genetic analysis of invasive pythons captured across South Florida finds the big constrictors are closely related to one another. In fact, most...
Why polluted air may be a threat to your kidneys
Of the many well-documented risks of dirty air, one potential danger is lesser known: chronic kidney disease.
Effective fisheries management can reduce extinction risk of marine fish stocks
Effective fisheries management plans, coupled with actions to limit greenhouse gas emissions, both separately, but especially in tandem, would have an immediate effect on...
Producing hydrogen from splitting water without splitting hairs
In our energy-hungry society, finding cheaper ways of producing and storing energy is a constant battle. Scientists have now devised a method of using...
Tree species richness in Amazonian wetlands is three times greater than expected
Compilation of data from forest inventories and botanical collections generates a list of 3,615 tree species in wetland areas of the Amazon Basin.
Smoked out: Researchers develop a new wildfire smoke emissions model
Scientists have developed an advanced model that can help predict pollution caused by wildfire smoke. The research provides a physical model that can more...
Carbon emissions in African savannas triple previous estimates
Widespread tree felling in African savannas is producing at least three times as many carbon emissions as was previously thought, research suggests.
Martens recolonized Isle Royale in the ’90s, showing island’s dynamism
Researchers have traced the recolonization by martens of Isle Royale in Lake Superior to martens likely arriving in the 1990s, solving a mystery and...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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