Anthropogenic lead still present in European shelf seas
Over many decades lead (Pb) has been released into the atmosphere due to human activities, such as combustion of leaded fuel. Researchers have now...
Dolphins tear up nets as fish numbers fall
Fishing nets suffer six times more damage when dolphins are around - and overfishing is forcing dolphins and fishermen ever closer together, new research...
Giant Viruses in the Sea: Bodo saltans virus genome has 1.39 million bases of...
Bodo saltans virus, whose genome weighs in at 1.39 million bases of DNA, is one of the largest giant viruses ever isolated, and the...
Fossils highlight Canada-Russia connection 53 million years ago
A new 53 million-year-old insect fossil called a scorpionfly discovered at B.C.'s McAbee fossil bed site bears a striking resemblance to fossils of the...
One species described multiple times: How taxonomists contribute to biodiversity discovery
While working on a rare little known group of Oriental wasps that likely parasitize the eggs of grasshoppers, locusts or crickets, not only did...
Herring larvae could benefit from an acidifying ocean
Excess carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is making the oceans more acidic. Some studies show that's bad news for fish, including commercially important species....
Genome archaeologists uncover the origin of a plant hormone
In their quest for the origin of the universal auxin hormone in plants, biochemists and bioinformaticists took on the mantle of archaeologists. Deep in...
Rapid emissions reductions would keep CO2 removal and costs in check
Rapid greenhouse-gas emissions reductions are needed if governments want to keep in check both the costs of the transition towards climate stabilization and the...
How self-driving cars could shrink parking lots
New research shows that adoption of self-driving cars -- also known as autonomous vehicles (AVs) -- could significantly reduce the amount of valuable urban...
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