Lakes around the world emit methane to the atmosphere, accounting for up to 19% of total global emissions of this potent greenhouse gas. Most of the methane in lakes comes from microbes in the lake bed that consume dissolved ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2023
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Rapid changes in marine oxygen levels may have played a significant role in driving Earth's first mass extinction, according to a new study led by Florida State University researchers.
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2022
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Zebrafish dads make sure their offspring are equipped to deal with environmental challenges, University of Otago researchers have found.
Plants & Animals
Aug 30, 2022
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Low-oxygen conditions in oceans negatively affect marine life and ecosystems. Although many coastlines experience regular low-oxygen periods, the phenomenon is becoming more common as dissolved oxygen decreases globally. ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 25, 2022
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Sponges are ancient marine animals, very common throughout the world's oceans and seem less affected by ocean warming and acidification.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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The life cycle of a crawfish can be fairly straight forward. In the summer months, crawfish reproduce in underground mud burrows with a plug of mud on top of the burrow to protect them from predators. In late summer and early ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 31, 2020
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Summer has finally arrived in the northern reaches of Canada and Alaska, liberating hundreds of thousands of northern stream fish from their wintering habitats.
Plants & Animals
Jul 7, 2020
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Researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology (IVPP) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have found a new species of sandgrouse in six to nine million-year-old rocks in Gansu Province in western ...
Archaeology
Apr 2, 2020
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Since moving to the Cleveland area seven years ago, Malina Cano Rauschenfels has become accustomed to discolored water flowing from her faucet, although she has never fully understood the reason behind the yellow or brownish ...
Environment
Nov 21, 2019
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Researchers have shed new light on how some geese can fly high for long periods of time, according to a study published today in eLife.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2019
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