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Citizen scientists discover a new water beetle and name it after Leonardo DiCaprio
Citizen scientists decided to name a new water beetle, which they discovered in the pristine Maliau Basin, Malaysian Borneo, after Hollywood actor and environmentalist...
Reef fish inherit tolerance to warming oceans
Thanks to mom and dad, baby reef fish may have what it takes to adjust to hotter oceans.
Phytoplankton assemblages in coastal waters remain productive, despite variable environmental conditions
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Bacteria’s appetite may be key to cleaning up antibiotic contamination
Some bacteria can not only withstand antibiotics, but turn them into food. Until now, scientists have understood little about how bacteria manage to consume...
World-first synthesis of globalization effects on people and planet
Researchers have compiled a world-first conclusive synthesis of the environmental and social impacts of globalization -- using sophisticated computation to provide a bird's eye...
Ample warning of supervolcano eruptions likely, experts say
Concern over the potential imminent eruptions of Earth's supervolcanoes, like Taupo in New Zealand or Yellowstone in the United States, may be quelled by...
Personal care products contribute to a pollution ‘rush hour’
When people are out and about, they leave plumes of chemicals behind them -- from both car tailpipes and the products they put on...
High wildfire severity risk seen in young plantation forests
Wildfires show no respect for property lines, but a new analysis of the 2013 Douglas Complex fire in southwestern Oregon concludes that young plantation...
How to assess new solar technologies
Researchers find that combining two types of solar cells into one, called tandem photovoltaic cells, can provide more efficient home solar installations.
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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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