The Pacific's Solomon Islands has become a key player in the global live animal trade, with foreign collectors sourcing exotic species including some subject to trade bans, an AFP investigation has found.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2024
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When scientists want to study the long-distance movement of marine animals, they will instrument them with a small device called an acoustic transmitter—or tag—which emits unique signals or "pings." These signals are ...
Ecology
Jun 6, 2024
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The emerald ash borer (EAB) is a deceptively beautiful insect. As the first part of the name implies, the one-centimeter long beetles are an iridescent, metallic green. They have large, dark eyes and some might even call ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 5, 2024
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A new University of Maryland study suggests that Washington, D.C.'s most socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhoods are less equipped to handle runoff from heavy rainfalls made more frequent by climate change.
Environment
Jun 4, 2024
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A new study has found that 72% of items washing up on the shores of small remote, protected islands, are manufactured by major brands Danone and Coca-Cola Company, causing untold pollution to the area.
Environment
Jun 3, 2024
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A small, seemingly unremarkable fern that only grows on a remote Pacific island was on Friday crowned the Guinness World Record holder for having the largest genome of any organism on Earth.
Molecular & Computational biology
Jun 2, 2024
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To better understand the scale of past earthquakes and tsunamis, scientists often use earthquake modeling or turn to evidence the tsunamis leave behind, such as sand deposits.
Earth Sciences
May 30, 2024
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Southwest Research Institute has created a comprehensive data analysis tool to help metropolitan areas curb urban heat islands (UHIs) and pursue mitigation methods for especially vulnerable populations. This project was a ...
Environment
May 29, 2024
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May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, a time when Americans celebrate the profound contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders—a group that is commonly abbreviated as AAPI—to U.S. society. It's ...
Social Sciences
May 29, 2024
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Spirituality is increasingly popular with young Australians: recent research shows 38% of Gen Z Australians identify as spiritual.
Social Sciences
May 29, 2024
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