A research team led by Professor Wang Min from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has discovered two bird fossils in Jurassic-era rocks from Fujian Province ...
Evolution
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Fewer wildfires burn in North American forests today than in previous centuries, increasing the risk of more severe wildfires, according to research published in Nature Communications. The findings may seem counterintuitive, ...
Earth Sciences
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A new study shows that fully protecting the world's most popular scuba diving sites could not only help marine life bounce back, but also generate an extra US $2 billion for coastal economies.
Economics & Business
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A research team led by Dr. Huang Qing from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed a new method using low-frequency Raman spectroscopy to detect extremely subtle changes in ...
Biochemistry
Feb 12, 2025
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A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy from Bar-Ilan University, in collaboration with an international team of researchers, has uncovered a significant pause in coral reef growth ...
Ecology
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Using the X-ray Polarimetry Explorer (IXPE) and Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER), Indian astronomers have observed an X-ray binary system known as GX 9+1. Results of the observational campaign, presented ...
Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh.
Environment
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Marmalade hoverflies leave northern Europe each autumn to escape the cold winter. A study, by the University of Exeter, compared the number of males and females migrating at a northern point (Denmark) and further south (Spain).
Plants & Animals
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A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other. These discoveries could pave the way for ...
Biochemistry
Feb 12, 2025
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Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species—according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750—twice the number of animal species lost. But which species are hit hardest? And how does ...
Ecology
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