The fires tearing through the Amazon represent a “tipping point” for the health of the rainforest,…
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Can global matcha craze save Japan's tea industry?
From matcha ice cream to cake and chocolate, producers of traditional Japanese green tea are capitalising…
Archeologists find remains of 227 sacrificed children in Peru
Archeologists in Peru say the 227 bodies they have unearthed from a site used by the…
Scientists call for infiltration to be better incorporated into land surface models
Soil scientists can’t possibly be everywhere at once to study every bit of soil across the…
Using artificial intelligence to track birds' dark-of-night migrations
On many evenings during spring and fall migration, tens of millions of birds take flight at…
ASU working to save Hawaiian coral reefs during onset of new ocean heatwave
July ended with the hottest recorded average temperature since people have been making daily readings. A…
Researchers use epigenetics to determine the age of dolphins
Can you tell the difference between a young dolphin and an old one? Neither can scientists—not…
Microplastics are found in Lake Tahoe's waters for first time ever
Scientists have detected microplastic pollution in Lake Tahoe’s deep blue waters for the first time. Now…
NASA dangles $7 billion carrot for next moon landing
The agency that sent humans to the moon 50 years ago is offering $7 billion to…
Brazil farmers deforesting Amazon 'to survive'
On his block of land deep in the Amazon rainforest, Aurelio Andrade says deforestation is the…