Wind is a major driver of Antarctic deep water formation and the planet's ocean circulation, shows study

Earth’s oceans are a complex system, and their interconnected nature has global implications. Around Antarctica, cold…

Genomic analysis reveals dead-end hybridization between kiwifruit species

Compared to allopolyploid speciation, there are fewer cases of homoploid hybrid speciation in plants. Although transient…

Swiss want moratorium on deep-sea mining

Switzerland, a global commodities trading hub, decided Wednesday to push for a moratorium on commercial exploitation…

Study shows air pollution speeds snowmelt

Diminished anthropogenic pollutant emissions during 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns reduced snowmelt in the Himalayas, according to a…

How talitrids advanced from sea to mountain: The legend of a terrestrial crustacean

Researchers led by Profs. Hou Zhonge and Li Shuqiang from the Institute of Zoology of the…

There may be good news about the oceans in a globally warmed world

An analysis of oxygen levels in Earth’s oceans may provide some rare, good news about the…

Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change

As the world warms, extreme weather events grow—and they also change. Researchers at the Department of…

Starlight and the first black holes: Researchers detect the host galaxies of quasars in the early universe

New images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) have revealed, for the first time, starlight…

Researchers uncover new CRISPR-like system in animals that can edit the human genome

A team of researchers led by Feng Zhang at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard…

New superconducting state could be significant for quantum computing future

Scientists using one of the world’s most powerful quantum microscopes have made a discovery that could…