New research makes strong case for restoring Hong Kong’s lost oyster reefs
New research shows the enormous potential of restoring lost oyster reefs, bringing significant environmental benefits.
New research makes strong case for restoring Hong Kong’s lost oyster reefs
New research shows the enormous potential of restoring lost oyster reefs, bringing significant environmental benefits.
Novel method reveals small microplastics throughout Japan’s subtropical ocean
Samples taken from the ocean surrounding the subtropical island of Okinawa have revealed the presence of microplastics in all six areas surveyed, finds new...
Capturing 40 years of climate change for an endangered Montana prairie
Over 40 years of monitoring, an endangered bunchgrass prairie became hotter, drier and more susceptible to fire annually -- but dramatic seasonal changes (not...
Evidence for a massive paleo-tsunami at ancient Tel Dor
Underwater excavation, borehole drilling, and modelling suggests a massive paleo-tsunami struck near the ancient settlement of Tel Dor between 9,910 to 9,290 years ago,...
Conifers can be green because of a photosynthetic short-cut
How can conifers that are used, for example, as Christmas trees, keep their green needles over the boreal winter when most trees shed their...
Plastic is blowing in the wind
The discovery of microplastics in the air above the ocean reveals the spread of this hazardous pollution.
Survival of the thickest: Big brains make mammal populations less dense
Body size and diet are known to influence mammal abundance in different areas, but brain size had not been considered previously. This new study...
Remarkable new species of snake found hidden in a biodiversity collection
The newly described Waray Dwarf Burrowing Snake is pretty great at hiding. In its native habitat, Samar and Leyte islands in the Philippines, the...
Model predicts where ticks, Lyme disease will appear next in Midwest states
By drawing from decades of studies, scientists created a timeline marking the arrival of black-legged ticks, also known as deer ticks, in hundreds of...
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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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