Last month saw the lowest extent of Antarctic sea ice on record for July, according to the European Union's satellite monitoring group.
Environment
Aug 9, 2022
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A research team led by Prof. Sun Chaomin from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS) verified that Erythrobacter flavus (E. flavus) 21-3 formed zero-valent sulfur (ZVS) in deep-sea cold seep ...
Ecology
Jul 29, 2022
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Uncontrolled debris from a Chinese rocket could come crashing back to Earth as soon as Saturday, according to The Aerospace Corporation, a federally-funded space research center that tracks orbital debris reentry.
Space Exploration
Jul 28, 2022
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From the beginning of the Ordovician, marine life began its great radiation outward, which was characterized by the rapid appearance of new orders, families, and genera, together with the replacement of existing groups.
Evolution
Jul 18, 2022
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From the snowcapped peaks of Tibet to the tropical island of Hainan, China is sweltering under the worst heatwave in decades while rainfall hit records in June.
Environment
Jul 5, 2022
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The discovery of panda fossils in China has helped researchers solve the mystery of how the giant species developed a "false thumb" and became the only dedicated vegetarian in the bear family.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 3, 2022
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Coral is a complicated holobiont, harboring an array of life forms at different scales, including coral cells, zooxanthellae, and associated bacteria, archaea and viruses.
Ecology
Jul 1, 2022
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When is a thumb not a thumb? When it's an elongated wrist bone of the giant panda used to grasp bamboo. Through its long evolutionary history, the panda's hand has never developed a truly opposable thumb and instead evolved ...
Evolution
Jun 30, 2022
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Researchers studying ancient sea bed burrows and trails have discovered that bottom burrowing animals were among the first to bounce back after the end-Permian mass extinction.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jun 29, 2022
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Record floods in southern China this month displaced more than half a million people, while searing heat buckled roads in other parts of the country.
Environment
Jun 25, 2022
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