Powerful sensors on planes detect crop nitrogen with high accuracy
Synthetic nitrogen fertilizers transformed agriculture as we know it during the Green Revolution, catapulting crop yields and food security to new heights. Yet, despite...
The ‘gold’ of the Midas cichlids
Evolutionary biologists describe a new gene in the Central American Midas cichlid fish and identify a variant caused by a 'jumping gene' (transposon). This...
A treasure map for the realm of electrocatalysts
Efficient electrocatalysts, which are needed for the production of green hydrogen, for example, are hidden in materials composed of five or more elements. A...
Reducing air pollution: Policies that pay off
Fine particle pollution affects most of the world's population, causing respiratory and cardiovascular diseases as well as premature deaths, all at a cost to...
Rising atmospheric CO2 concentrations globally affect photosynthesis of peat-forming mosses
Scientists have developed ways to decipher effects of the CO2 rise during the past 100 years on metabolic fluxes of the key plant species...
When water is coming from all sides
Researchers have developed the first three-dimensional operational storm surge model. The model simulates compound surge and flooding -- especially hard in transition zones where...
World’s largest fish breeding area discovered in Antarctica
Near the Filchner Ice Shelf in the south of the Antarctic Weddell Sea, a research team has found the world's largest fish breeding area...
Unprecedented cellular maps of tissues enabled by new tool
The study of the human body at single-cell level has received a boost with the creation of a new tool, which will allow researchers...
Meeting newly recommended air quality standards would save thousands of lives
New air quality standards have the potential to prevent more illness and death than standards adopted by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
New conservation tool calculates the optimal time to spend researching a habitat before protecting...
Deciding when to stop learning and take action is a common, but difficult decision in conservation. Using a new method, this trade-off can be...
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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