Seed dormancy is an important survival tool for plants because it allows them to weather conditions not conducive to survival. At the same time, excessive dormancy may lessen cultivation time. In response, farmers often plant ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 5, 2022
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Why are there more plant species in some places than in others? Why is diversity highest in the tropics? What is the connection between biodiversity and environmental conditions?
Ecology
Nov 16, 2022
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The Qinling Mountains, which run east-west and serve as the geographical boundary between northern and southern China as well as the climatic demarcation line between the subtropical and warm temperate zones in China, are ...
Ecology
Nov 15, 2022
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The past eight years are on track to be the eight warmest on record, fueled by ever-rising greenhouse gas concentrations and accumulated heat. Extreme heat waves, drought and devastating flooding have affected millions and ...
Environment
Nov 7, 2022
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A new study by 33 orangutan experts from around the globe assessed what would happen to Bornean orangutans in the next decade under different management assumptions. The good news is that the researchers predict that if orangutan ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 13, 2022
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Researchers in Japan have identified different cockroach species based on egg casing impressions in Jomon-era pottery. Using the information, they found that the two main species in modern Japan had already been divided, ...
Archaeology
Oct 13, 2022
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A big catch of fish fossils in southern China includes the oldest teeth ever found—and may help scientists learn how our aquatic ancestors got their bite.
Evolution
Oct 1, 2022
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A team of scientists has discovered the earliest gibbon fossil, a find that helps fill a long-elusive evolutionary gap in the history of apes.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 14, 2022
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China has logged its hottest August since records began, state media reported Tuesday, following an unusually intense summer heat wave that parched rivers, scorched crops and triggered isolated blackouts.
Environment
Sep 6, 2022
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A review of decades of research revealed more than a dozen kinds of animals in addition to slugs and snails have caused rat lungworm disease in people around the world.
Ecology
Aug 26, 2022
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