When tyrannosaurs dominated, medium-sized predators disappeared
A new study shows that medium-sized predators all but disappeared late in dinosaur history wherever Tyrannosaurus rex and its close relatives rose to dominance....
Alpine plant spins its own flavonoid wool
Like the movie version of Spider-Man who shoots spider webs from holes in his wrists, a little alpine plant has been found to eject...
AI system-on-chip runs on solar power
Engineers have developed an integrated circuit that can carry out complicated artificial-intelligence operations like face, voice and gesture recognition and cardiac monitoring. Powered by...
Public concern on human health impact of plastic pollution
The new study found that both Europeans and Australians were highly concerned about the human health impact of marine plastic pollution, ranking it top...
Integrated perspective on translating biophysical to economic impacts of climate change
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01065-yUncertainty in estimates of the economic impacts of climate change makes it difficult to evaluate the...
The impact of climate change on the productivity of conservation agriculture
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01075-wThe authors assess the productivity of conservation agriculture systems for eight major crops under current and...
Hot extremes have become drier in the United States Southwest
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 17 June 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01076-9Global humidity increases with warming, but the United States Southwest has shown summer decreases since 1950,...
Seabird eggs contaminated with cocktail of plastic additives
Chemical additives used in plastic production have been found in herring gull eggs, new research shows.
Underwater robot offers new insight into mid-ocean ‘twilight zone’
An innovative underwater robot known as Mesobot is providing researchers with deeper insight into the vast mid-ocean region known as the 'twilight zone.' Capable...
New models predict fewer lightning-caused ignitions but bigger wildfires by mid century
Human-caused wildfire ignitions in Central Oregon are expected to remain steady over the next four decades and lightning-caused ignitions are expected to decline, but...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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