Giant 'corpse plant' draws crowds in Southern California
The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the "corpse plant" because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds to a Southern California botanical garden.
The bloom of a giant and stinky Sumatran flower nicknamed the "corpse plant" because it smells like a dead body is drawing huge crowds to a Southern California botanical garden.
Plants & Animals
Nov 2, 2021
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When algae go wild, bad things can happen, especially when those algae produce toxic substances. The ripple effects can be potent and long-lasting.
Environment
Oct 28, 2021
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As Hurricane Rosa hurtled toward Baja California in October 2018, two BYU students spotted a valuable research opportunity.
Environment
Oct 25, 2021
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Super-groups of up to 200 humpback whales appearing off the coast of South Africa are following changing ocean currents and phytoplankton blooms, a new study has found.
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2021
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The kayakers stood for a moment on the beach, marveling at the clear sweep of blue.
Earth Sciences
Oct 22, 2021
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Lakes provide drinking water for people, habitat for plants and wildlife, and a place to fish, boat and swim. But the water can become harmful to humans, animals and the ecosystem when toxic algae called cyanobacteria reach ...
Environment
Oct 20, 2021
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A new way to detect early signs of harmful blue-green algae, which bloom in lakes, rivers and reservoirs around the world, has been developed by researchers at the University of Birmingham together with researchers at the ...
Analytical Chemistry
Oct 19, 2021
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Scientists at Stony Brook University have completed their assessment of water quality in Long Island's estuaries in 2021 and the news is not good. During the months of June through October, every major bay and estuary across ...
Environment
Oct 11, 2021
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Certain invasive, non-native species can disrupt lakes to the point of rapid ecosystem collapse, contaminating water for drinking, aquaculture and recreation, a new study has found.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2021
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As Earth's average temperature rises, climate change impacts grow around the globe. Hurricanes and wildfires are bigger and more destructive. Extreme rain events are more common. Droughts last longer.
Ecology
Oct 6, 2021
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