Narwhals with their characteristic spiraled tusks in dense pack ice. Credit: ©Paul Nicklen / paulnicklen.com Like rings in a tree trunk, a narwhal’s tusk provides…
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This artist’s impression shows the planet orbiting the Sun-like star HD 85512 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sail). This planet is one of…
In warming waters, the demand for oxygen of many fish species will increase, progressively approaching the maximum oxygen supply capacity of their respiratory organs. New…
What makes certain groups more vulnerable to COVID-19? Researchers look to animals to find clues in proteins involved in infection. Researchers look to animals to…
At the center of the large illuminated region there is an ocean of molten rock overlain by an atmosphere of rock vapor. Supersonic winds blow…
But many experts surveyed also believe vaccine development will take place at an accelerated rate. Experts working in the field of vaccine development tend to…
This image shows sediment-rich sea ice in the Transpolar Drift Stream. A crane lowers two researchers from the decks of the icebreaker RV Polarstern to…
Experimental ponds in Gault Nature Reserve. Credit: Vincent Fugère Study examines the resilience of freshwater ecosystems contaminated by Roundup herbicide. One of the world’s most…
A view of Earth from space taken from the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman Two McGill University astronomers have assembled a “fingerprint” for Earth,…