This fruit attracts birds with an unusual way of making itself metallic blue
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Researchers hope to save seabirds by calculating the value of their excrement
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Faster rates of evolution are linked to tiny genomes
Inside every cell lies a genome - a full set of DNA that contains the instructions for building an organism. Across the biological world,...
A closer look at water-splitting’s solar fuel potential
Scientists have gained important new insight into how the performance of a promising semiconducting thin film can be optimized at the nanoscale for renewable...
Herbicide harming marsupial health and development, research finds
Researchers exposed the adult female tammar wallabies to atrazine contaminated water throughout pregnancy, birth and lactation to help establish the extent of harm being...
Study sheds new light on vein formation in plants
Researchers have found plant hormones known as strigolactones suppress the transportation of auxin, the main plant hormone involved in vein formation, so that vein...
Impact of climate change on tropical fisheries would create ripples across the world
Seafood is the most highly traded food commodity globally, with tropical zone marine fisheries contributing more than 50% of the global fish catch, an...
Childhood connection to nature has many benefits but is not universally positive, finds review
A literature review finds that children are happier and more likely to protect the natural world when they have a greater connection to it,...
Current and future global climate impacts resulting from COVID-19
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 06 August 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0883-0Reduced GHG and air pollutant emissions during the COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in declines in NOx emissions...
Smartphones prove to be time-saving analytical tools
Scientists use a smartphone camera to easily measure soil density -- a key metric for analyzing our soils.
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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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