Acoustic imaging reveals hidden features of megathrust fault off Costa Rica
Geophysicists have obtained detailed three-dimensional images of a dangerous megathrust fault west of Costa Rica where two plates of the Earth's crust collide. The...
Researchers raise a 170-million-year question over mysterious moss gene
A surprise discovery provides insight into how cells build their external walls and raises questions about a one-of-a-kind, fused gene.
Global warming could cause key culinary crops to release seeds prematurely
Climate change is threatening crop yields worldwide, yet little is known about how global warming will confuse normal plant physiology. Researchers now show that...
Deep-sea fish use hydrothermal vents to incubate eggs
An international team of researchers have discovered egg cases of deep-sea fish near hydrothermal vents. The team believes that deep-sea skates, a relative of...
First scientific expedition to newly exposed Antarctic ecosystem
A team of scientists heads to Antarctica this week (14 February) to investigate a mysterious marine ecosystem that’s been hidden beneath an Antarctic ice...
No sex for all-female fish species
They reproduce through gynogenesis. Their offspring are clones of the mother. According to established theories, the Amazon molly should have become extinct a long...
Underreporting in international wildlife trade
Researchers have established several key trends in wildlife trade following an in-depth study on international wildlife trade data. The findings shed light on the...
Acidification could leave oceans ‘uninhabitable’ for cold-water corals
The world’s oceans could become “uninhabitable” for cold-water corals by the end of the century as a result of ocean acidification, research suggests.
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Portable optical clock used to measure gravitation for the first time
A European collaboration has used one of the world's portable optical atomic clocks to measure gravitation for the first time.
Lightning storms less likely in a warming planet, study suggests
Lightning may strike less often in future across the globe as the planet warms, a scientific study suggests.
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