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Researchers find slowdown in Earth's temps stabilized nature's calendar
Sometimes referred to as nature’s calendar, phenology looks at the seasonal life cycle of plants and…
Pop-up parks deliver big benefits in small spaces
Pop-up stores, restaurants, and theaters are an increasingly common sight in cities around the world, where…
A pair of fledgling planets directly seen growing around a young star
Astronomers have directly imaged two exoplanets that are gravitationally carving out a wide gap within a…
Exotic pets can become pests with risk of invasion
A large proportion of successful vertebrate invasions can be traced to the global exotic pet trade.…
New mineral classification system captures Earth's complex past
The first minerals to form in the universe were nanocrystalline diamonds, which condensed from gases ejected…
Ecosystem service mapping and assessment: Research collection on methods and applications
Methods, data, practical applications and research insights to guide scientists and practitioners through the process of…
Sensitive new laser technique detects volatile organic compounds
Researchers have developed a new way of operating miniature quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) to rapidly measure…
Nanomaterial safety on a nano budget
With a little practice, it doesn’t take much more than 10 minutes, a couple of bags…
Grassland areas should be chosen wisely
When farmland is converted from grain production to grasslands, the greatest environmental benefits are obtained by…