Bomb detectors picking up more blue whale songs in Indian Ocean
The good news is pygmy blue whales appear to be thriving in the Indian Ocean. The not-so-good news is that climate change may be threatening their food sources.
The good news is pygmy blue whales appear to be thriving in the Indian Ocean. The not-so-good news is that climate change may be threatening their food sources.
Plants & Animals
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Whales are huge, but they live in an even larger environment—the world's oceans. Researchers use a range of tools to study their whereabouts, including satellite tracking, aerial surveys, sightings and deploying individual ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 5, 2022
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Reindeer are loved the world over for their dark, expressive eyes, majestic antlers and magical association with Santa Claus. The moment you learn the cold, hard truth of how Christmas presents arrive under the tree is a ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2022
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This summer Maryland will impose new restrictions on crabbing in the Chesapeake Bay—including the first-ever limits on how many bushels of male blue crabs watermen can haul each day—in response to a troubling decline ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2022
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New research introduces a simple way to determine the temperature of a stored biomolecule and assess how it changes overtime.
Biotechnology
Jun 28, 2022
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Published today in the journal Earth's Future, researchers from UCL, the University of Cambridge and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) used a 3D model to explore the impact of rocket launches and re-entry in 2019, ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2022
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University of Arizona astronomers have identified five examples of a new class of stellar system. They're not quite galaxies and only exist in isolation.
Astronomy
Jun 16, 2022
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Research by Oregon State University has shed new light on the hazards associated with harmful algal blooms such as one four years ago that fouled drinking water in Oregon's capital city of Salem.
Ecology
Jun 14, 2022
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About 1.2 billion years ago a blue-green bacterium was engulfed by a more complex cell, transforming our planet and allowing a tremendous diversity of plant life to emerge and continue to evolve.
Evolution
Jun 9, 2022
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Feeling anxious about the future isn't particularly new, but the challenges posed by climate change can undoubtedly bring about intense feelings of uncertainty. And while climate anxiety isn't strictly a medical diagnosis, ...
Social Sciences
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