Throughout life’s history on earth, biological diversity has gone through ebbs and flows—periods of rapid evolution…
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Study reveals key factor in Himalayan earthquake rupture
The Himalayan orogenic belt produces frequent large earthquakes that impact population centers for a distance of…
Europeans on alert as heatwave intensifies
Authorities raised alerts Wednesday as Europe’s record-breaking early-June heatwave threatened to intensify with temperatures heading into…
French lawsuit accuses Google of violating EU privacy rules
A leading French consumer group filed a class-action lawsuit Wednesday accusing Google of violating the European…
Graves of US WWII servicemen found on remote Pacific island
A nonprofit organization that searches for the remains of U.S. servicemen lost in past conflicts has…
Restricted permit-only access to Yosemite National Park's Half Dome summit, anticipated to improve hiker safety, did not
Overcrowding on the trails leading to the summit on Yosemite National Park’s Half Dome is not…
Undercounting of agroforestry skews climate change mitigation planning and reporting
Farmers incorporate trees into fields and pastures to earn cash from fruit or wood, increase fodder…
Bordeaux winemakers cheer heatwave: 'It's magic!'
The heatwave that is roasting parts of Europe is more than welcome in the French region…
New study on gene editing in wildlife finds people are wary
The applications of CRISPR based genetic engineering tools range from changing colors in butterfly wings to…
Networks of gene activity control organ development
For the first time, researchers have decoded the genetic programmes that control the development of major…