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How widespread is illegal fishing? Albatrosses may provide the answer
Using albatrosses fitted with loggers, researchers at the CNRS and La Rochelle Université have made a…
Wine regions could shrink dramatically with climate change unless growers swap varieties
If you were planning to drink your way through the climate apocalypse, here’s some unfortunate news:…
Amazon forest carbon study reveals indigenous territories, protected areas under siege, yet remain best climate solution
A new study using innovative technology to measure carbon emissions caused by forest degradation and disturbance—rather…
Siberian Neanderthals were intrepid nomads
A new study, published online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals…
Wild tomatoes resist devastating bacterial canker
Many New York tomato growers are familiar with the scourge of bacterial canker—the wilted leaves and…
Unique centromere type discovered in the European dodder
Whenever the European dodder, Cuscuta europaea, is under scientific scrutiny, it usually is due to its…
'Profound' evolution: Wasps learn to recognize faces
One wasp species has evolved the ability to recognize individual faces among their peers—something that most…
Synthesis of bio-based high-performance polyamide from biogenic residues
A research team from the Fraunhofer Society and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) led by…
Icelandic volcano swell signals potential eruption
Small earthquakes and a so-called “inflation” of the mountain, signalling a potential volcanic eruption, have been…