Comment le réchauffement de la planète aggrave les catastrophes climatiques
Le journal de l'Académie des sciences américaine (PNAS) a tenté de quantifier l'influence du réchauffement climatique sur les évènements climatiques extrêmes. Les scientifiques sont...
COMMENT: Can California Tap Carbon Markets To Save Its Delta (And Its Drinking Water)?
3 May 2017 | Fifty miles inland from San Francisco, cows are grazing on lush grass, and small purple flowers seem to pop out of every bush....
UK committee urges staying in EU carbon market to 'at least 2020'
* Panel urges staying in EU ETS at least until 2020* Government should avoid disrupting energy sector: lawmaker* Committee warns over Brexit impact on...
Resistance to herbivory varies among tamarix populations
Growing evidence suggests that the hybridization of Tamarix may provide variation in traits that could promote local adaptation.
‘Last African dinosaur’ discovered in Moroccan mine
One of the last dinosaurs living in Africa before their extinction 66 million years ago has been discovered in a phosphate mine in northern...
Earth sank twice, flooding the Eastern Amazon
A tiny shark tooth, part of a mantis shrimp and other microscopic marine organisms reveal that as the Andes mountains rose, the Eastern Amazon...
Migrating mule deer track ‘green waves’ of spring forage
New research has documented that these economically and ecologically important game animals are not just moving from low-elevation winter range to high-elevation summer range....
Marine conservation must consider human rights
Ocean conservation is essential for protecting the marine environment and safeguarding the resources that people rely on for livelihoods and food security. But there...
Modified soybeans yield more in future climate conditions
Researchers proved engineered soybeans yield more than conventional soybeans in 2050's predicted climatic conditions after a three-year field study.
Lasers shed light on the inner workings of the giant larvacean
New laser technology is allowing MBARI scientists to look into the structure of giant larvaceans -- tadpole-like marine animals that are important players in...
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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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