Site of the next major earthquake on the San Andreas Fault?
Many researchers hypothesize that the southern tip of the 1300-km-long San Andreas fault zone (SAFZ) could be the nucleation site of the next major...
Ocean’s heat cycle shows that atmospheric carbon may be headed elsewhere
A new study examined the global carbon cycle and suggests that scientists may have misgauged how carbon is distributed around the world, particularly between...
New material for splitting water
Solar energy is clean and abundant, but when the sun isn't shining, you must store the energy in batteries or through a process called...
World’s first known manta ray nursery
Located in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas at NOAA's Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary, the juvenile manta ray habitat...
Palm oil: The carbon cost of deforestation
Palm oil has become part of our daily lives, but a recent study serves as a reminder that intensive farming of this crop has...
Museum collection reveals distribution of Carolina parakeet 100 years after its extinction
While 2018 marks the centenary of the death of the last captive Carolina parakeet -- North America's only native parrot, a team of researchers...
Is the sky the limit? On the expansion threshold of a species’ range
What stops a species adapting to an ever-wider range of conditions, continuously expanding its geographic range? A biomathematician now explains the formation of species'...
Climate action can limit Asia’s growing water shortages
Even 'modest' action to limit climate change could help prevent the most extreme water-shortage scenarios facing Asia by the year 2050, according to a...
Drones could be used to detect dangerous ‘butterfly’ landmines in post-conflict regions
Drones could be used to detect dangerous "butterfly" landmines in remote regions of post-conflict countries.
Clovis site: Montana burial site answers questions about early humans
Scientists have shown that at the Anzick site in Montana - the only known Clovis burial site - the skeletal remains of a young...
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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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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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In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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