Wolverine mystery: Researchers scour California high country, but rare creature remains elusive
O wolverine, where art thou?
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2023
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News tagged with environmental scientists
Solving the climate crisis requires collaboration between natural and social scientists, says study
Now that the world has experienced its hottest day in history, it is more urgent than ever for natural and social scientists to work together to address the climate crisis and keep global temperature increases below 2°C.
Environment
Jul 28, 2023
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How forests can cut carbon, restore ecosystems, and create jobs
To limit the frequency and severity of droughts, wildfires, flooding, and other adverse consequences of climate change, nearly 200 countries have committed to the Paris Agreement's long-term goal of keeping global warming ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2023
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The cost of being a non-native English speaker in science
English serves as a convenient, common language for science. However, this practice poses insurmountable barriers to those whose first language is not English—the majority of people around the world.
Social Sciences
Jul 18, 2023
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How isotopes reveal insights into ecosystems
Isotopes of elements are like siblings. They have the same number of protons and electrons but a different number of neutrons than the primary form of the element. This difference in neutrons doesn't affect their chemical ...
Ecology
Jul 18, 2023
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Phylogenetic analysis suggests fully aquatic mammals are unlikely to evolve back into terrestrial creatures
A trio of biologists and environmental scientists, two with the University of Fribourg and the third with the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, has found that fully aquatic mammals, such as whales and porpoises, are very ...
New analysis of tooth minerals confirms megalodon shark was warm-blooded
The largest marine predator that ever lived was no cold-blooded killer. A new analysis by environmental scientists from UCLA, UC Merced and William Paterson University sheds light on the warm-blooded animal's ability to regulate ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 26, 2023
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Computer scientists sequence cotton genome
Cotton is the primary source of natural fiber on Earth, yet only four of 50 known species are suitable for textile production. Computer scientists at DePaul University applied a bioinformatics workflow to reconstruct one ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 22, 2023
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'Shoebox' satellites help scientists understand trees and global warming
The early blooms of some of Washington D.C.'s iconic cherry blossoms this year set off a flurry of questions: Were trees communicating sensitivity to climate change?
Environment
Jun 21, 2023
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Study: River Maas contained as many as 84,000 plastic objects per hour during flood
During the 2021 flood, over one hundred times the normal volume of plastic waste was carried through the river Maas. Researchers counted up to 84,000 plastic objects per hour in the Maas. This is revealed in a publication ...
Environment
Jun 15, 2023
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