Conservationists said Saturday that they plan to bomb a remote South African island with tons of pesticide-laced pellets to kill mice that are eating albatrosses and other seabirds alive.
Ecology
Aug 25, 2024
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A team of marine biologists from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has found that climate change is the reason for the population collapse of Alaskan snow crabs in the Bering Sea.
Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a century-old weather record fell Friday following a 26th "tropical night" in a row—when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius ...
Environment
Aug 16, 2024
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Using a combination of machine learning and powerful X-rays, Cornell researchers have solved a mystery behind the unusual behavior seen in a class of materials with potential for thermoelectric energy conversion and other ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 22, 2024
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At the end of the Paleocene and beginning of the Eocene epochs, between 59 to 51 million years ago, Earth experienced dramatic warming periods, both gradual periods stretching millions of years and sudden warming events known ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 26, 2024
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For the second winter in a row, the extent of Antarctic sea ice has been exceptionally below average—and it has just set a new record low for this time of year.
Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2024
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Areas of space have wildly different temperatures depending on whether they are directly in sunlight or not. For example, temperatures on the moon can range from 121 °C during the lunar "day" (which lasts for two weeks), ...
Space Exploration
Aug 19, 2024
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Warming water temperatures and increased nutrient levels are putting freshwater ecosystems at serious risk, new research has revealed.
Ecology
Aug 15, 2024
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Some of the butterflies most in danger of fluttering out of existence fare better when their habitats are actively managed by humans, a recent study found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2024
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Shanghai opened the world's largest indoor ski resort on Friday, welcoming visitors in snowsuits to its pistes as China reported its hottest August in 60 years.
Environment
Sep 6, 2024
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