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Plants & Animals Jun 2, 2026

Conifers are making a comeback in Quebec's forests, study shows

An analysis of Quebec's forest inventory data developed by Concordia researchers reveals that the conifer population is on the rebound after decades of decline.

Earth Sciences Jun 2, 2026

Canadian forest fires are losing their climate cooling power, says study

Diminishing periods of snow cover in northern forests, shortened by climate change, are poised to disrupt a delicate balance in some of the planet's most climate-sensitive regions—according to new research from McMaster University, ...

Earth Sciences Jun 2, 2026

Amazon rainforest emits new stress-defense molecules during El Niño drought

The Amazon rainforest responded to the most severe drought ever recorded in the basin with an unexpected defense mechanism. Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Mainz, Germany, found that during and after ...

Ecology Jun 2, 2026

Scientists identify 'mystery beetle' attacking blueberry farms across North Carolina

North Carolina's blueberry farmers may have a beetle problem. A new study from North Carolina State University has identified destructive beetles inhabiting North Carolina blueberry fields as Prionus imbricornus, a species ...

Ecology Jun 2, 2026

Single cell transforms into cannibalistic 'supergiant,' swallowing its clones whole

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) have discovered a microscopic organism that can transform into a cannibalistic "supergiant" that drastically changes size, shape, and behavior, and abandons filter-feeding ...

Ecology Jun 2, 2026

Ancient altercations between musk turtles and alligator gar recorded in Florida's fossil record

Sometime between 5.5 and 5.6 million years ago, two shell crushers squared off in the languid currents of an ancient Florida river. The fossils they left behind, discovered by paleontologists at the Florida Museum of Natural ...

Evolution Jun 2, 2026

From flat moss to forests and flowers: Protein discovery may explain how plants conquered land

If plants had never learned to grow in multiple directions, our world would look very different. No trees, flowers, or other complex plants—and therefore no animals or humans. New research from the University of Copenhagen ...

Archaeology Jun 2, 2026

Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history

Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits to climb Notre Dame cathedral and meet its gargoyles.

Evolution Jun 2, 2026

Robot fish could unravel how our ancient ancestors first learned to walk

Researchers have developed a fish-like robot that shows how some species of modern fish are able to walk on land, and could help unravel how early vertebrates evolved similar abilities hundreds of millions of years ago.

Space Exploration Jun 2, 2026

Meteor as heavy as an elephant causes widespread speculation across New England

When the double boom rang out in New England over the weekend, shaking homes and sending pets fleeing, questions started flooding social media.

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