Dusty rainfall records reveal new understanding of Earth’s long-term climate
Ancient rainfall records stretching 550,000 years into the past may upend scientists' understanding of what controls the Asian summer monsoon and other aspects of...
When the dinosaurs died, so did forests — and tree-dwelling birds
Sixty-six million years ago, the world burned. An asteroid crashed to Earth with a force one million times larger than the largest atomic bomb,...
Imminent extinction of northern white rhinoceros motivates genetic recovery efforts
Earlier this year, the last remaining male northern white rhinoceros (NWR) died in captivity, nearly cementing the fate of this subspecies for extinction. In...
Did the Chicxulub asteroid knock Earth’s thermometer out of the ballpark?
When the Chicxulub asteroid smashed into Earth 65 million years ago, the event drove an abrupt and long-lasting era of global warming, with a...
Scientists can predict which storks will migrate to Africa in autumn and which will...
Scientists can predict which storks will migrate to Africa in autumn and which will remain in Europe.
New theory finds ‘traffic jams’ in jet stream cause abnormal weather patterns
A study offers an explanation for a mysterious and sometimes deadly weather pattern in which the jet stream, the global air currents that circle...
Opportunity to restore abundance to Hawaiian reef fisheries
A new study has identified areas in the Hawaiian Islands that would provide the greatest increase in coastal fishery stocks, if effectively managed.
Solar energy: Mixed anion compounds with ‘fluorine’ works as new photocatalytic material
Scientists have shown that an oxyfluoride is capable of visible light-driven photocatalysis. The finding opens new doors for designing materials for artificial photosynthesis and...
Plant symbioses — fragile partnerships
Symbioses between plants and nitrogen-fixing bacteria can be ecologically advantageous for both parties. Surprisingly, many partnerships, including some involving the ancestors of several modern...
400-million-year-old evolutionary arms race helps researchers understand HIV
Researchers were interested in the origin of a gene that encodes for protein, HERC5, shown to potently inhibit HIV. Scientists show that the gene...
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