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Published Sediment core analysis supports new epoch characterized by human impact on planet



Scientists analyzed open-source data to track vegetation changes across North America since the end ...
Published How and why animals can live alongside humans



New research suggests animals can thrive in human-dominated environments by being expert judges of r...
Published Parasitic worm likely playing role in decline of moose populations



A parasitic worm that can infest the brains of moose appears to be playing a role in the decline of...
Published The double-fanged adolescence of saber-toothed cats



How did North America's saber-toothed cats hunt without breaking their unwieldy saber-like canines, ...
Published Non-stop flight: 4,200 km transatlantic flight of the Painted Lady butterfly mapped



In October 2013 a researcher made a surprising discovery of Painted Lady Butterflies on the Atlantic...
Published A mixed origin made maize successful



Maize is one of the world's most widely grown crops. It is used for both human and animal foods and...
Published Ancient pollen trapped in Greenland ice uncovers changes in Canadian forests over 800 years



The Greenland ice sheet lies thousands of miles from North America yet holds clues to the distant co ...
Published Ice age climate analysis reduces worst-case warming expected from rising CO2



A detailed reconstruction of climate during the most recent ice age, when a large swath of North Ame...
Published Historic iceberg surges offer insights on modern climate change



A great armada entered the North Atlantic, launched from the cold shores of North America. But rathe ...
Published Some of today's earthquakes may be aftershocks from quakes in the 1800s



In the 1800s, some of the strongest earthquakes in recorded U.S. history struck North America's cont ...
Published Tackling the challenge of coca plant ID: Wild vs cultivated for cocaine



A new paper reveals that it's not as straightforward as it might seem. Despite decades of data colle...
Published Groundcherry gets genetic upgrades: Turning a garden curiosity into an agricultural powerhouse



Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own...
Published New research documents domestic cattle genetics in modern bison herds - New Research Documents Domestic Cattle Genetics in Modern Bison Herds


A new study has revealed the strongest evidence to date that all bison in North America carry multip ...
Published Researchers find energy development and tree encroachment impact Wyoming pronghorn



While Wyoming is home to some of North America's most abundant populations of pronghorn that have la ...
Published How did the Andes Mountains get so huge? A new geological research method may hold the answer - How Did the Andes Mountains Get So Huge? A New Geological Research Method May Hold the Answer



How did the Andes -- the world's longest mountain range -- reach its enormous size? This is just one...
Published El Nino influences the formation of low pressure systems over the Gulf Stream - El Nino and its Influence on Low Pressure Systems over the Gulf Stream


Analysis of cyclone tracks and precyclogenesis flow conditions show that El Niño can shift the prefe...
Published Ocean temperatures impact Central American climate more than once thought - Ocean Temperatures Impact Central American Climate More Than Once Thought


Researchers examined the rainfall history of Central America over the last 11,000 years. The results ...
Published New, exhaustive study probes hidden history of horses in the American West - New, Exhaustive Study Probes Hidden History of Horses in the American West


Indigenous peoples as far north as Wyoming and Idaho may have begun to care for horses by the first...
Published Squash bees flourish in response to agricultural intensification - Squash Bees Flourish in Response to Agricultural Intensification



While pollinator populations of many species have plummeted worldwide, one bee species is blowing up...
Published Study identifies jet-stream pattern that locks in extreme winter cold, wet spells



Winter is coming—eventually. And while the earth is warming, a new study suggests that the atmospher...