Ecosystems are getting greener in the Arctic
Researchers have developed a new benchmark model that estimates changes in the proportion of the Earth's surface where plant growth will no longer be...
A common ancestral gene causes body segmentation in spiders and insects
Scientists have pinpointed a key gene that controls segmentation during spider development, which reveals a further similarity to the control of segmentation in insects.
Southern California coast emerges as a toxic algae hot spot
The Southern California coast harbors some of the world's highest concentrations of an algal toxin perilous to wildlife and people. The most thoroughgoing assessment...
Plant protein complex plays large role in important growth and development process
Little-studied plant cellular protein complex plays critical and surprising role in plant growth and development process.
Living close to urban green spaces is associated with a decreased risk of breast...
A new study examines the relationship between exposure to green spaces and breast cancer. The study, which analyzed data from more than 3,600 women...
Portable freshwater harvester could draw up to 10 gallons per hour from the air
For thousands of years, people in the Middle East and South America have extracted water from the air to help sustain their populations. Drawing...
New Antarctic rift data has implications for volcanic evolution
New marine geophysical data recorded during two excursions on a French icebreaker enabled researchers to date the ocean floor and calculate the relative motion...
Michigan meteor could help researchers understand near-Earth object threats
A meteor explosion was captured by infrasonic microphones and seismometers, offering a rare chance to compare these data with satellite and ground camera images....
Natural disasters widen racial wealth gap
Damage caused by natural disasters and recovery efforts launched in their aftermaths have increased wealth inequality between races in the United States, according to...
Discovery can help farmers combat stink bugs, save money on pest control
For stink bugs to attract a mate or to communicate that they have found food, they use their own chemical language: pheromones. Researchers have...
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