Florida current is weaker now than at any point in the past century
A key component of the Gulf Stream has markedly slowed over the past century -- that's the conclusion of a new research paper.
Atlantic hurricanes linked to weather system in East Asia
Climate researchers have found a link between hurricanes that form in the Atlantic Ocean - and threaten the United States - and a weather...
Machine learning research may help find new tungsten deposits in SW England
Geologists have developed a machine learning technique that highlights the potential for further deposits of the critical metal tungsten in SW England.
Subpolar marginal seas play a key role in making the subarctic Pacific nutrient-rich
A group of researchers has discovered why the western subarctic Pacific Ocean, which accounts for only 6 percent of the world's oceans, produces an...
Origins of life: Chemical evolution in a tiny Gulf Stream
Chemical reactions driven by the geological conditions on the early Earth might have led to the prebiotic evolution of self-replicating molecules. Scientists now report...
How plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes
Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful ones out, which is important for healthy plants production and global food security. Scientists have now discovered...
COVID recovery choices shape future climate
A new study warns that even with some lockdown measures staying in place to the end of 2021, without more structural interventions global temperatures...
New Zealand’s Southern Alps glacier melt has doubled
Glaciers in the Southern Alps of New Zealand have lost more ice mass since pre-industrial times than remains today, according to a new study....
Success in promoting plant growth for biodiesel
Scientists succeeded in promoting plant growth and increasing seed yield by heterologous expression of protein from Arabidopsis (artificially modified high-speed motor protein) in Camelina...
New science behind algae-based flip-flops
Sustainable flip-flops: A team of researchers has formulated polyurethane foams made from algae oil to meet commercial specifications for midsole shoes and the foot-bed...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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Florida man arrested for stealing sea turtle eggs
He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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