Offshore submarine freshwater discovery raises hopes for islands worldwide
Twice as much freshwater is stored offshore of Hawai'i Island than previously thought, revealed a new study with important implications for volcanic islands around...
Community conservation reserves protect fish diversity in tropical rivers
Small, community-based reserves in Thailand's Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered...
Novel haplotype-led approach to increase the precision of wheat breeding
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Ice sheets on the move: How north and south poles connect
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New insights into how the CRISPR immune system evolved
Although CRISPR-Cas has found many uses in biotechnology and medicine, it originates in nature, where it functions as a microbial immune system. Scientists shed...
In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators — and vice versa
A new study grounded in the northern Rockies explores the role of wildfire in the finely tuned dance between plants and their pollinators. Previous...
Ghost fishing threatens endangered river dolphins, critically endangered turtles, otters
Waste fishing gear in the River Ganges poses a threat to wildlife including otters, turtles and dolphins, new research shows.
How dolphins avoid ‘the bends’
New evidence indicates that dolphins are able to consciously slow down their heart rates when preparing to dive, and can even adjust their heart...
Cutting edge technology to bioprint mini-kidneys
Researchers have used cutting edge technology to bioprint miniature human kidneys in the lab, paving the way for new treatments for kidney failure and...
Achievements and needs for the climate change scenario framework
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 25 November 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-00952-0The SSP–RCP scenario framework has been an important component of physical, social and integrated climate change...
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