NASA infrared imagery shows wind shear continued to batter Tropical Storm Iselle in the Eastern Pacific…
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Low-oxygen zones in Danish seas double in a year
The area of Danish seas affected by low oxygen levels—a problem triggered by climate change—has doubled…
Swiss to ban foreign trophy hunters from killing Alpine ibex
A Swiss region that has faced heavy criticism for allowing wealthy foreigners to pay large sums…
Fossil trees on Peru's Central Andean Plateau tell a tale of dramatic environmental change
On an expedition to the Central Andean Plateau, researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)…
What did the katydids do when picking up bat sounds?
Ecosystems can be incredibly complex, with many interacting species. In many habitats, predators shape they behavior…
Preventing infection, facilitating healing: New biomaterials from spider silk
New biomaterials developed at the University of Bayreuth eliminate risk of infection and facilitate healing processes.…
How Neanderthals adjusted to climate change
Climate change occurring shortly before their disappearance triggered a complex change in the behavior of late…
Lock of Lincoln's hair and bloodied telegram up for auction
This is one macabre auction: A lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, wrapped in a bloodstained telegram…
Laser writing of nitrogen-doped silicon carbide for biological modulation
In materials science, conducting and semiconducting materials can be embedded in insulating polymeric substrates for useful…
A review of ridge subduction, magmatism and metallogenesis
Generally speaking, ‘ridge subduction’ involves subduction of spreading oceanic ridges, aseismic ridges or oceanic plateaus and…