A new method of detecting patches of floating macroplastics—larger than 5 millimetres—in marine environments is presented…
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Researchers traces the history of brain evolution from tyrannosaurs to modern crows
An international team of evolutionary biologists and paleontologists have reconstructed the evolution of the avian brain…
Fossil frogs offer insights into ancient Antarctica
The discovery of the earliest known modern amphibians in Antarctica provides further evidence of a warm…
Astronomers find formula for subsurface oceans in exomoons
So far, the search for extraterrestrial life has focused on planets at a distance from their…
Dramatic double discovery of a fish on the brink of extinction
Within the space of less than a month, two specimens of a vanishingly rare fish have…
As humanity hides from coronavirus, wildlife reclaims lost territory
Naturalist Gerry Hans stood in the middle of a lonely road in Griffith Park on Saturday,…
Professor collaborates with international colleagues on shell evolution of exotic nuclei research
In an atomic nucleus, protons and neutrons, collectively called nucleons, are bound together by nuclear forces.…
Drought, bushfire, flood, hail, and dust: Local action the way forward for Australia's sustainability
Australia recently experienced unprecedented bushfires, affecting people’s health in many of its major cities and destroying…
Coronavirus has created conditions for unique environmental science 'global experiment'
Stay-at-home orders enacted to slow human movement, and consequently the spread of COVID-19, have had obvious…
Materials for medical gowns undergo rigorous testing
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to fill hospitals around the state, several Colorado manufacturers are hoping…