‘Super trees’ may help save Houston … and beyond
Statisticians are sharing strategies to identify 'super trees' for urban areas that help mitigate pollution, flooding and heat.
A beetle chemical defense gland offers clues about how complex organs evolve
Rove beetles are among the chemists of the insect world, concocting noxious compounds within their bodies that are weaponized to ward off predators, enabling...
Climate-only models likely underestimate species extinction
To accurately predict species' distributions and risk of extinction, models must include more than just climate, according to new research.
Study shows critical need to reduce use of road salt in winter, suggests best...
Across the U.S. road crews dump around 25 million metric tons of sodium chloride -- much like table salt -- to unfreeze roads each...
New bioinformatics tool spots hybrid fish that threaten the survival of natural tilapia populations...
A new genomics marker tool has been shown to accurately identify tilapia species and tell apart their hybrids, providing a novel resource to help...
Chronic exposure to air pollution may increase risks for ICU admission or death among...
A new study suggests that persistent exposure to air pollutants in residential communities can impact health outcomes for COVID-19 patients.
A tool to speed development of new solar cells
Researchers have developed a computational simulator that can help predict whether changes to materials or design will improve performance in new photovoltaic cells.
Previously unrecorded Chilean tsunami identified
A large earthquake off the coast of south-central Chile in 1737 may have caused a substantial tsunami that was absent from historical records. Historical...
Fire hastens permafrost collapse in Arctic Alaska
While climate change is the primary driver of permafrost degradation in Arctic Alaska, a new analysis of 70 years of data reveals that tundra...
China’s crops at risk: Climate change boosts spread of crop pests and diseases
Crop pests and diseases in China have significantly increased, with climate change being one of the relevant drivers, new research finds.
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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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