In the early 1900s, brown trout and rainbow trout were introduced to southern South America for recreational fishing and early aquaculture initiatives. About 40 years later, American beaver were introduced in the same region ...
Evolution
Sep 2, 2020
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In a peninsula far, far away, a laser shoots into the sky to study the Antarctic atmosphere at Concordia research station.
Space Exploration
Aug 4, 2020
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One of the first all-female crews to visit the Mars Desert Research Station in Utah is aiming to fill the data gap on women's performance in space exploration. Six engineers, geologists, and scientists, all under 28-years-old, ...
Space Exploration
Jun 30, 2020
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A study published in the journal Wetlands documents an invasion happening in the Adirondacks: the black spruce, tamarack, and other boreal species are being overcome by trees normally found in warmer, more temperate forests. ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 24, 2020
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For 30 years, MBARI ecologist Ken Smith and his colleagues have studied deep-sea communities at a research site called Station M, located 4,000 meters (2.5 miles) below the ocean's surface and 290 kilometers (180 miles) off ...
Ecology
Jun 16, 2020
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If humans are to travel to distant destinations in space like the moon or Mars, they'll need ways to live for long periods of time. And one of the key challenges of that includes how to have safe food and water to eat and ...
Space Exploration
May 19, 2020
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I was supposed to travel to "Mars" this month. The plan was to stay two weeks at the Mars Desert Research Station – actually in the Utah desert—to simulate human operations on the red planet. Eight of us were to live ...
Space Exploration
Apr 20, 2020
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Warming global temperatures are changing life on every continent on Earth, including Antarctica, where more microbes are moving into territory previously covered by ice. How these microbes respond to warming will offer clues ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 31, 2020
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Bundled in snow gear and wielding a chainsaw, a team of engineers cut a rectangular block from the solid ice underfoot, carving an entryway for their underwater robot. They plopped the torpedo-shaped vehicle, named Polaris, ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 4, 2020
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Bees—both honey bees and less famous native bees—are critical for agriculture, especially for pollinating fruits and vegetables.
Plants & Animals
Feb 27, 2020
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