New study reveals United States a top source of plastic pollution in coastal environments
The United States ranks as high as third among countries contributing to coastal plastic pollution when taking into account its scrap plastic exports as...
China’s most important trees are hiding in plain sight
Scientists have synthesized long-term biodiversity data from 12 immense forest study plots spanning 1,500 miles, from China's far north to its southern tropics. Their...
‘Green’ method for making pharmaceutical intermediates
Scientists develop cHAT to simplify the reduction of alkenes to more useful intermediate molecules for drugs and other useful chemical compounds.
Future lake food webs in Subarctic have more biomass and contain more omega-3 fatty...
Subarctic regions are facing rapid changes in climate and land-use intensity. An international research team recently completed an investigation to see how these changes...
Expect more mega-droughts
Mega-droughts - droughts that last two decades or longer - are tipped to increase thanks to climate change, according to new research.
Waste not, want not: Recycled water proves fruitful for greenhouse tomatoes
In the driest state in the driest continent in the world, South Australian farmers are acutely aware of the impact of water shortages and...
Drones as stinger spotters
Researchers have demonstrated the potential for off-the-shelf drones to be used to detect deadly box jellyfish.
New fault zone measurements could help us to understand subduction earthquakes
Researchers have conducted detailed structural analyses of a fault zone in central Japan to identify the specific conditions that lead to devastating earthquake. The...
Organization of organisms: Better understanding of biological processes
A new model that describes the organization of organisms could lead to a better understanding of biological processes.
Radical changes in ecosystems
Earth and all the living organisms on it are constantly changing. But is there any way we can detect if these changes are occurring...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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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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