Bacteria: Radioactive elements replace essential rare earth metals
Bacteria can use certain radioactive elements to sustain their metabolism.
Scientists discover fire records embedded within sand dunes
A new study shows that sand dunes can serve as repositories of fire history and aid in expanding scientific understanding of fire regimes around...
Human ancestors preferred mosaic landscapes and high ecosystem diversity
A new study finds that early human species adapted to mosaic landscapes and diverse food resources, which would have increased our ancestor's resilience to...
Hammerhead sharks hold their breath on deep water hunts to stay warm
Scalloped hammerhead sharks hold their breath to keep their bodies warm during deep dives into cold water where they hunt prey such as deep...
Nature is changing as land abandonment increases
Abandoned lands could be both an opportunity and a threat for biodiversity; a recent article highlights why abandoned lands are critical in the assessment...
Paper refutes assertion that effects of bottom trawling on blue carbon can be compared...
A new paper refutes previous findings on the amount of CO2 released from the seabed by bottom trawling. The previous paper made significant headlines...
Dark clouds on the horizon
Our industrialized society releases many and various pollutants into the world. Combustion in particular produces aerosol mass including black carbon. Although this only accounts...
New study reveals boreal wetlands are a large source of reactive vapors in a...
Boreal wetlands are a significant source of isoprene and terpenes, a class of highly reactive organic compounds that have a substantial impact on the...
Invading insect could transform Antarctic soils
A tiny flightless midge which has colonized Antarctica's Signy Island is driving fundamental changes to the island's soil ecosystem, a study shows.
Nature favors creatures in largest and smallest sizes
Surveying the body sizes of Earth's living organisms, researchers found that the planet's biomass -- the material that makes up all living organisms --...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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