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The delicate flower and thread-like flower stalks of Psoralea cataracta, a type of fountain bush which only occurs close to mountain streams in the Tulbagh…
A global coalition of scientists led by William J. Ripple and Christopher Wolf of Oregon State University says “untold human suffering” is unavoidable without deep…
Almost 75% of 184 Paris Agreement pledges were judged insufficient to slow climate change; Only 28 European Union nations and 7 others will reduce emissions…
The Bog Bush Cricket, has struggled to expand its range. Credit: Gilles San Martin There’s no place like home: Many insects moving north in response…
Tiny, self-propelled robots could someday be used to clean up radioactive waste. Credit: American Chemical Society According to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise…
Snakehead side. Credit: Photo courtesy of Noah Bressman The largest fish to walk on land, the voracious northern snakehead, will flee water that is too…
Scientists have discovered why climate change may be contributing to the decline of some British butterflies and moths, such as Silver-studded Blue. Credit: Dr. Callum…
Wind energy is increasingly seen as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels, as it contributes to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. It is estimated…
Lago de Cahora Bassa in Mozambique was one of the lakes that Ho, Michalak, and Pahlevan’s study of the intensity of lakewater algal blooms showed…
Delicate wash cycles in washing machines found to release more plastic microfibers than other cycles. New research led by Newcastle University has shown that it…
Boat fouling in Antibes, France. Credit: Aylin Ulman This is the first study in the Mediterranean to combine boat and marina sampling data with crew…
Homalictus terminalis is named so to indicate that, like many Fijian bees, it is nearing its limit and is at risk of climate-related extinction. Credit:…
This is a sesame flower growing atop a sesame plant in western Texas research fields. Credit: Irish Lorraine B. Pabuayon Texas has a long history…
Natural settings allow comparative studies of guppies to see how the life histories of those who lived with and without predators differed. Credit: David Reznick…
A new study has estimated for the first time how the eruption of Mount Tambora changed the probability of the cold and wet European ‘year…
Golf ball-size clods of weathered crude oil originating from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon catastrophe could remain buried in sandy Gulf Coast beaches for decades, according…
Scientists with Arizona State University connections are important contributors to a newly published article in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Wildfires…