Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them from sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research has shown.
Ecology
Jan 20, 2022
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Human DNA can be extracted from the 'cement' head lice used to glue their eggs to hairs thousands of years ago, scientists have found, which could provide an important new window into the past.
Archaeology
Dec 29, 2021
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Extratropical winds have a strong influence on climate in extratropical regions, and are known to vary from decade to decade. However, their variability is currently not factored into climate models making predictions for ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 20, 2021
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Longer, hotter and drier spells in countries around the world due to climate change could hit important global crops within the next 50 years.
Environment
Sep 9, 2021
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The discovery of an Anglo-Saxon monastery in Berkshire, unearthed this summer by archaeologists, gives unique insight into the life of one of the most powerful women of the Early Middle Ages and her likely final resting place.
Archaeology
Aug 19, 2021
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Determining if particular extreme hot or cold spells were caused by climate change could be made easier by a new mathematical method.
General Physics
Aug 16, 2021
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Many commonly-eaten fish could face extinction as warming oceans due to climate change increases pressure on their survival while also hampering their ability to adapt.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2021
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A species of butterfly found in Sub-Saharan Africa is able to migrate thousands of miles to Europe, crossing the Saharan Desert, in years when weather conditions are favorable, scientists have found.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2021
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Planned missions to return humans to the Moon need to hurry up to avoid hitting one of the busiest periods for extreme space weather, according to scientists conducting the most in-depth ever look at solar storm timing.
Space Exploration
May 20, 2021
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Handwashing is shaping communities of bacteria that live and grow in the plumbing of domestic sinks, scientists have found.
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 20, 2021
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