The two-thousand-year-old mystery of the havoc-wreaking worm
Humans have known for over two thousand years that shipworms, a worm-like mollusk, are responsible for damage to wooden boats, docks, dikes and piers....
Poor and minority communities suffer more from extreme heat in US cities
Low-income neighborhoods and communities with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods within a...
Global study reveals effectiveness of protected forests
Scientists have published a global study on the effectiveness of protected areas in preventing deforestation. The study explored the success of country-level protected areas...
Mathematical model predicts the movement of microplastics in the ocean
New research has identified the processes that underpin the trajectories of microplastics below the ocean surface. The authors analyzed how biofouling -- the accumulation...
The rat’s whiskers: Multidisciplinary research reveals how we sense texture
Two very different teams of scientists have worked together to reveal important insights into how we sense texture by looking at the whiskers of...
Resilience, not collapse: What the Easter Island myth gets wrong
New research suggests that the demographic collapse at the core of the Easter Island myth didn't really happen.
Dire impacts downstream of Nile River dam: Study
Downstream water supply and economic losses could substantially disrupt Egypt, according to a new analysis that offers potential solutions to avoid conflict over the...
Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe
Environmental scientists say mercury measurements in a Massachusetts forest indicate the toxic element is deposited in forests across the globe in much greater quantities...
When a single tree makes a difference
A single tree along a city street or in a backyard can provide measurable cooling benefits, according to a new study.
Childhood lead exposure may adversely affect adults’ personalities
A study sampled more than 1.5 million people in 269 U.S. counties and 37 European nations. Researchers found that those who grew up 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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