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Published In the tropics, nitrogen-fixing trees take a hit from herbivores - In the Tropics, Nitrogen-Fixing Trees Take a Hit from Herbivores



The ability of tropical forests to grow and store carbon is limited, in part, by herbivory. Insects...
Published English language pushes everyone -- even AI chatbots -- to improve by adding - English Language Pushes Everyone -- Even AI Chatbots -- to Improve by Adding



A linguistic bias in the English language that leads us to 'improve' things by adding to them, rathe...
Published The Greenland Ice Sheet is close to a melting point of no return - The Greenland Ice Sheet: Approaching a Melting Point of No Return


A new study using simulations identified two tipping points for the Greenland Ice Sheet: releasing 1...
Published New study finds early warning signs prior to 2002 Antarctic ice shelf collapse - New Study Finds Early Warning Signs Prior to 2002 Antarctic Ice Shelf Collapse


In 2002, an area of ice about the size of Rhode Island dramatically broke away from Antarctica as th ...
Published Cities will need more resilient electricity networks to cope with extreme weather - Cities Will Need More Resilient Electricity Networks to Cope with Extreme Weather



Dense urban areas amplify the effects of higher temperatures, due to the phenomenon of heat islands ...
Published Can a city store as much carbon as a forest? - Can a City Store as Much Carbon as a Forest?



A new tool helps show how growing cities can remain carbon neutral. ABSTRACT: Can a City Store as Mu...
Published A once-stable glacier in Greenland is now rapidly disappearing - A Once-Stable Glacier in Greenland is Now Rapidly Disappearing



As climate change causes ocean temperatures to rise, one of Greenland's previously most stable glaci...
Published Trees in areas prone to hurricanes have strong ability to survive even after severe damage - Trees in Areas Prone to Hurricanes: Surviving Severe Damage



The island of Dominica took a direct hit from Category 5 Hurricane Maria. Nine months afterward, res ...
Published Ice Age survivors or stranded travellers? A new subterranean species discovered in Canada - Ice Age Survivors or Stranded Travellers? A New Subterranean Species Discovered in Canada


The discovery of a new to science species of rare and primitive arthropod in a cave that was covered...
Published Researchers discover overlooked Jurassic Park of lizards - Researchers Discover Overlooked Jurassic Park of Lizards


New research moves back the moment of the radiation of squamates -- the group of reptiles that inclu...
Published The other side of the story: How evolution impacts the environment - The Other Side of the Story: How Evolution Impacts the Environment



Researchers show that an evolutionary change in the length of lizards' legs can have a significant i...
Published Plastic debris in the Arctic comes from all around the world - Plastic Debris in the Arctic Comes from All Around the World


In the course of five years, citizens who went on sailing cruises to the Arctic surveyed and collect...
Published Vikings crossing the North Sea to Britain brought their horses, dogs and other animals - Vikings Crossing the North Sea to Britain Brought Their Horses, Dogs and Other Animals


An analysis of cremated bone fragments from burial mounds in Derbyshire, UK, provides the first soli...
Published Life in the smoke of underwater volcanoes - Life in the Smoke of Underwater Volcanoes


Disconnected from the energy of the sun, the permanently ice-covered Arctic deep sea receives minisc...
Published Indigenous Ashaninka DNA helps geneticists write new chapters of pre-colonial history in South America - Indigenous Ashaninka DNA Helps Geneticists Write New Chapters of Pre-Colonial History in South America


Geneticists have written new chapters in the reconstruction of pre-colonial Americas history after u...
Published Scientists discover pristine deep-sea coral reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve - Scientists Discover Pristine Deep-Sea Coral Reefs in the Galápagos Marine Reserve



Scientists have discovered extensive, ancient deep-sea coral reefs within the Galápagos Marine Reser...
Published Evidence of Ice Age human migrations from China to the Americas and Japan - Evidence of Ice Age Human Migrations from China to the Americas and Japan



Scientists have used mitochondrial DNA to trace a female lineage from northern coastal China to the...
Published Warm liquid spewing from Oregon seafloor comes from Cascadia fault, could offer clues to earthquake hazards - Warm Liquid Spewing from Oregon Seafloor Comes from Cascadia Fault, Could Offer Clues to Earthquake Hazards



Oceanographers discovered warm, chemically distinct liquid shooting up from the seafloor about 50 mi...
Published New USGS-FEMA report updates economic risk from earthquakes - New USGS-FEMA Report Updates Economic Risk from Earthquakes



Even though most of the economic losses are concentrated in California and along the West Coast due...
Published Where have all the birds gone? - Where Have All the Birds Gone?


A new study has revealed that over the last 20,000 to 50,000 years, birds have undergone a major ext...