Loggerhead sea turtles lay eggs in multiple locations to improve reproductive success
Although loggerhead sea turtles return to the same beach where they hatched to lay their eggs, a new study finds individual females lay numerous...
Marine heatwaves becoming more intense, more frequent
When thick, the surface layer of the ocean acts as a buffer to extreme marine heating -- but a new study shows this 'mixed...
Wood formation can now be followed in real-time — and possibly serve the climate...
A genetic engineering method makes it possible to observe how woody cell walls are built in plants. The new research in wood formation opens...
US must unify atmospheric biology research or risk national security, experts urge
Global circulating winds can carry bacteria, fungal spores, viruses and pollen over long distances and across national borders, but the United States is ill-prepared...
Eyes reveal life history of fish
If you look deep into the eyes of a fish, it will tell you its life story. Scientists demonstrate that they can use stable...
Turning food waste back into food
Scientists have discovered fermented food waste can boost bacteria that increase crop growth, making plants more resistant to pathogens and reducing carbon emissions from...
635 million-year-old fungi-like microfossil that bailed us out of an ice age discovered
A team of scientists has discovered the remains of a fungi-like microfossil that emerged at the end of an ice age some 635 million...
Phenological shifts of abiotic events, producers and consumers across a continent
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 28 January 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00967-7The authors use systematic monitoring across the former USSR to investigate phenological changes across taxa. The...
Pioneering research unravels hidden origins of Eastern Asia’s ‘land of milk and honey’
A study has revealed for the first time the ancient origins of one of the world's most important ecosystems by unlocking the mechanism which...
New report charts path toward superior earthquake recovery
A committee of experts has urged officials at all levels of government to support research and policies that could help get the buildings and...
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