A 30-year "snapshot study" of birds in the Pacific Northwest is showing their surprising resilience in the face of climate change. The project started when School of Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Benjamin Freeman ...
Plants & Animals
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The sight of flames tearing across Tongariro National Park last week was heartbreaking for lovers of the landscape. It was also potentially disastrous for a world-renowned alpine ecosystem.
Environment
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For the first time in the history of UN climate conferences, COP30 will take place in a rainforest. President Lula da Silva has described this symbolic venue as a clear political message: the world should listen to the Amazon ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2025
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We live in changing times. While we once flippantly threw villains to the lions, now we seek to fire them into the sun.
Space Exploration
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NASA is facing increasingly sharp challenges as it pursues its goal of landing astronauts on the moon again before this decade is out—and as the space agency braces for another leadership change, it's clear that the year ...
Space Exploration
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Do your office, inbox and calendar feel like a ghost town on Friday afternoons? You're not alone.
Economics & Business
Nov 17, 2025
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Arctic coastlines are falling into the sea. Wave action, rising sea levels, and thawing permafrost are all contributing to the massive erosion that has forced whole towns to move farther from the water's edge.
Earth Sciences
Nov 17, 2025
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Diacylglycerol O-acyltransferase 1 (DGAT1), the rate-limiting enzyme in triacylglycerol (TAG) biosynthesis, is a crucial target for engineering plants with higher oil yields and improved oil quality. However, the structure ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Nov 17, 2025
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A research team led by Profs. Zhang Yunlin and Shi Kun from the Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has completed its first global assessment of lake water clarity, uncovering widespread ...
Environment
Nov 17, 2025
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The sun is always mesmerizing to watch, but Solar Orbiter captured a special treat on camera: a dark 'prominence' sticking out from the side of the sun.
Astronomy
Nov 17, 2025
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