Tiniest ever ancient seawater pockets revealed
Ancient seawater pockets offer a new source of clues to climate change in vanished oceans and our own.
Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide
Researchers have discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have all expanded their ranges in recent decades. Reliance...
Light-matter interactions on sub-nanometer scales unlocked, leading to ‘picophotonics’
Researchers have discovered new waves with picometer-scale spatial variations of electromagnetic fields which can propagate in semiconductors like silicon.
How history can affect the success and failure of ecological restoration
Ecologists have shown that efforts to restore prairies can have vastly different outcomes in terms of their biodiversity and functionality when the only variable...
Where humans live, microplastics end up in rivers
Scientists shows that human proximity is the best indicator of microplastics being found in the Meramec River in Missouri.
The ocean in a cup: Environmental DNA successfully captures marine biodiversity
Environmental DNA left behind by ocean animals can be measured to inventory the marine life in a particular area.
Salt more important than cold polar temps in sea ice formation
When polar seas freeze and ice forms, it is not only due to cold air chilling the surface of the water. Even more important...
Deadly coral disease in Florida, Caribbean may be transported in ship hulls, study finds
A new study suggests that ships may be spreading a deadly coral disease across Florida and the Caribbean. The findings could help establish testing...
Earth can regulate its own temperature over millennia, new study finds
A new study confirms that the planet harbors a 'stabilizing feedback' mechanism that acts over hundreds of thousands of years to keep global temperatures...
Long-term changes to kelp forests from ‘the blob’
The nearshore rocky reefs of the Santa Barbara Channel are dynamic places, with populations of fish, mollusks, algae and other assorted sea life shifting...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
A report by 43 wildlife experts warns that without changes now, many of Earth's most iconic species will be lost forever.
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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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