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Plants & Animals Jul 23, 2024

When searching for light and a mate in the deep, dark sea, male dragonfish grow larger eyes, scientists discover

A small but ferocious predator, the male dragonfish will apparently do anything for love. Or at least to find a mate. A study by researchers at Boston College found that the eyes of the male dragonfish grow larger for mate-seeking ...

Environment Jul 23, 2024

Study proposes changes to simplify legislation on Atlantic Rainforest biome and enhance conservation

A group of researchers has found that the key criteria according to which areas of the Atlantic Rainforest can be legally cleared by their owners are defined in too "subjective and imprecise" a manner in Brazil's environmental ...

Environment Jul 23, 2024

Lethal climate destruction: Linguistics researcher makes the case for using medical language in climate discourse

"Global warming," "greenhouse effect," and "climate catastrophe" are all terms we are familiar with from international public discourse on the looming effects of climate change. But these terms seem to be limited in their ...

Environment Jul 23, 2024

Opening a window on environmental phenomena with new imaging technology

Data collected by satellites, drones, radars and microscopes provide a goldmine of information to better understand our environment. And when these data are coupled with artificial intelligence (AI), they can unlock the secrets ...

Earth Sciences Jul 23, 2024

New automated system provides a way to detect elusive volcanic vibrations

A new automated system of monitoring and classifying persistent vibrations at active volcanoes can eliminate the hours of manual effort needed to document them.

Environment Jul 23, 2024

July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitor

July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor.

Space Exploration Jul 23, 2024

Lunar exploration ground sites will enhance the Near Space Network's communications services

NASA's LEGS can do more than help Earthlings move about the planet. Three Lunar Exploration Ground Sites, or LEGS, will enhance the Near Space Network's communications services and support of NASA's Artemis campaign.

Earth Sciences Jul 23, 2024

380-million-year-old rocks provide insights into past climate and geothermal energy

Rocks undergo changes over millions of years. Yet it is possible to extract information from them about the climate at the time of their formation.

Economics & Business Jul 23, 2024

Would you pay to quit TikTok and Instagram? You'd be surprised how many would

Social media is a problem for economists. They don't know how to value it.

Education Jul 23, 2024

New nature writing genre brings wild and tricky aspects of climate crisis to life

We live in an age of climate emergency and eco-anxiety. This is, after all, the Anthropocene—a geological period defined by the bootprint of humans on Earth. Bearing witness to our place in the world is critical now more ...

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