You can't see it, but different substances in the petals of flowers create a "bulls-eye" for pollinating insects, according to a Clemson University scientist whose research sheds light on chemical changes in flowers which ...
Evolution
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A team of experts, including Charlie Kirkwood from the University of Exeter, has created a sophisticated new approach to modeling the Earth's natural features in greater detail and accuracy.
Earth Sciences
Mar 16, 2022
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From the ancient sludge of lakebeds in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, scientists can decipher a vision of Earth's future. That future, it turns out, will look very similar to the mid-Pliocene warm period—an epoch 3.3 million to ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2022
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Endangered mountain gorillas increase the frequency they drink water as the temperature increases, suggesting a likely impact of climate change on their behavior, finds a new study published in Frontiers in Conservation Science. ...
Ecology
Mar 10, 2022
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Using data gathered by satellite, North Carolina State University researchers found that higher elevation forests in the Blue Ridge Mountains are often maintaining, and sometimes even increasing, their water use during extreme ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2022
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An unnoticed network of channels is cutting across the coastal plain landscape along the Gulf Coast and influencing how water flows, according to research from The University of Texas at Austin that could help predict flooding ...
Environment
Feb 28, 2022
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'Thinking like a sheep' might actually be a complement; a new study found that following the herd is just one strategy bighorn sheep use to make decisions about seasonal migration. Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep, while somewhat ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2022
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Soil microbes are highly diverse and play a key role in the regulation of biogeochemical cycling processes and the maintenance of ecosystem functions. Knowledge of the elevational distribution patterns of soil microbes and ...
Ecology
Feb 18, 2022
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What a person eats influences that person's health, longevity and experience in the world. Identifying the factors that determine people's diets is important to answer the bigger questions, such as how changing climates will ...
Archaeology
Feb 8, 2022
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In a new University of Houston study using an advanced remote imaging system known as synthetic aperture radar interferometry, three glaciers at the South Pole are being documented with levels of clarity and completeness ...
Environment
Feb 7, 2022
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