Air pollution during pregnancy may affect growth of newborn babies
Maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy has often been linked to adverse effects on the health of the newborn. However, there are very...
A globally important microbial process hidden on marine particles
Nitrogen is essential for all life on Earth. In the global oceans however, this element is scarce, and nitrogen availability is therefore critical for...
Solving a long-standing mystery about the desert’s rock art canvas
Petroglyphs are carved in a material called rock varnish, the origins of which have been debated for years. Now, scientists argue it's the result...
Same dance, different species: How natural selection drives common behavior of lizards
A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards in very different parts of the world has demonstrated how evolution can lead to different...
Muskrats are a bellwether for a drying delta
Downstream of hydroelectric dams and Alberta's oil sands, one of the world's largest freshwater deltas is drying out. New research suggests long-term drying is...
How ethane-consuming archaea pick up their favorite dish
Hot vents in the deep sea are home to microbes that feed on ethane. Now researchers have succeeded in finding an important component in...
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields
The analysis estimates pollution reductions between 1999 and 2019 contributed to about 20 percent of the increase in corn and soybean yield gains during...
Earth’s cryosphere shrinking by 87,000 square kilometers per year
A new study reports the first global assessment of the extent of snow and ice cover on Earth's surface -- a critical factor cooling...
Rethinking plastics
In a new issue of Science, devoted to the plastics problem, call for new approaches to plastics design, production and use, with the goal...
Imaging spectroscopy can predict water stress in wild blueberry fields
Imaging spectroscopy can help predict water stress in wild blueberry barrens, according to a new study. Researchers deployed a drone with a spectrometer to...
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