Blue whales consume up to 10 million pieces of microplastic every day, research estimated Tuesday, suggesting…
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Equipment that's designed to cut methane emission is failing
As Sharon Wilson pulled up to the BP site in Texas last June, production tanks towered…
Monarch butterflies return to Mexico on annual migration
The first monarch butterflies have appeared in the mountaintop forests of central Mexico where they spend…
UN climate summit opens with warning against 'backsliding'
The UN’s COP27 climate summit kicked off Sunday in Egypt with warnings against backsliding on efforts…
How a quest for mathematical truth and complex models can lead to useless scientific predictions
A dominant view in science is that there is a mathematical truth structuring the universe. It…
Devi the elephant, 45, euthanized at San Diego Zoo
A 45-year-old female Asian elephant was euthanized because of her deteriorating health from age-related problems, the…
Oldest planetary debris in our galaxy found in new study
Astronomers led by the University of Warwick have identified the oldest star in our galaxy that…
New study of comets provides insight into chemical composition of early solar system
A new study from the University of Central Florida has found strong support that the outgassing…
Team adds powerful new dimension to phenotyping next-gen bioenergy crop
Miscanthus is one of the most promising perennial crops for bioenergy production since it is able…
Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known
As its name implies, the Devil’s Hole pupfish lives in a truly hellish environment. …