Newly discovered orangutan species is ‘among the most threatened great apes in the world’
Scientists have long recognized six living species of great ape aside from humans: Sumatran and Bornean orangutans, eastern and western gorillas, chimpanzees, and bonobos....
How toxic air clouds mental health
Researchers have found a link between air pollution and psychological distress. The higher the level of particulates in the air, the study showed, the...
Warm air helped make 2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988
Measurements from satellites this year showed the hole in Earth's ozone layer that forms over Antarctica each September was the smallest observed since 1988,...
Mimicking giant clams to enhance the production of biofuel
Researchers are working together to create an artificial system that mimics the process by which giant clams convert sunlight into energy. The research may...
Help for contaminated groundwater: Dioxane-chomping microbe
Researchers have discovered a bacteria-borne gene that triggers the degradation of dioxane, a groundwater contaminant and suspected carcinogen. The discovery could lead to a...
Fifty-years of data from a ‘living’ oxygen minimum lab could help predict the oceans’...
Researchers have released 50 years' worth of data chronicling the deoxygenating cycles of a fjord off Canada's west coast, and detailing the response of...
Foraminifer shells much more susceptible to ocean acidification than previously thought
The carbonate shells of tiny marine plankton, foraminifers, are important archives of geochemical records of past climates. Now researchers have discovered that, contrary to...
Transformation of graphite into hexagonal diamond documented
A team of researchers has for the first time observed and recorded the creation of hexagonal diamond under shock compression, revealing crucial details about...
Physics explains protein unpredictability
Scientists theorized that they could manipulate a protein one mutation at a time and predict its evolution. They sought to prove it. And failed....
An Alaska senator wants to fight climate change and drill for oil, too.
By LISA FRIEDMANNovember 1, 2017WASHINGTON — Senator Lisa Murkowski was unequivocal when asked recently about rising global temperatures: “Climate change is real,” the Alaska Republican told...
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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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Do you see a devil in this orchid?
Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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