Scientists took a rare chance to prove we can quantify biodiversity by ‘testing the...
While extraction of DNA from water samples provides a convenient and non-invasive way to study aquatic biodiversity, reliable evidence that this approach is accurate...
Leaf microbiomes are a neighborhood affair in northern forests
Leaf microbiomes of sugar maple trees vary across the species' range, changing in accordance with the types of trees in the surrounding 'neighborhood.'
Researchers discover life in deep ocean sediments at or above water’s boiling point
Biologists found single-celled organisms living in sediments 1180 meters beneath the ocean at temperatures of 120 degrees Celsius.
Natural selection plays major role in an organism’s capacity to evolve and adapt
It's widely assumed within the evolutionary biology field that weak selection provides an advantage to an organism's ability to evolve. But new research may...
Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams
Scientists have discovered a chemical that kills coho salmon in urban streams before the fish can spawn.
Shuttering fossil fuel power plants may cost less than expected
Decarbonizing US electricity production will require both construction of renewable energy sources and retirement of power plants now operated by fossil fuels. A generator-level...
How plants compete for underground real estate affects climate change and food production
How do plant roots store carbon? Researchers found that the energy a plant devotes to its roots depends on proximity to other plants: when close...
Robot fleet dives for climate answers in ‘marine snow’
Sailing from Hobart, twenty researchers hope to capture the most detailed picture yet of how marine life in the Southern Ocean captures and stores...
Coasts drown as coral reefs collapse under warming and acidification
The coastal protection coral reefs currently provide will start eroding by the end of the century, as the world continues to warm and the...
Scientists predict ‘optimal’ stress levels
Scientists have created an evolutionary model to predict how animals should react in stressful situations.
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