Key switchgrass genes identified, which could mean better biofuels ahead
Credit: Jason Bonnette, The University of Texas at Austin Biologists believe they are one step closer to a long-held goal ...
Tag: Earth Science
Carbon-chomping soil bacteria may pose hidden climate risk
Credit: Judy Q. Yang Much of the earth's carbon is trapped in soil, and scientists have assumed that potential climate-warming ...
World’s largest opinion survey on climate change: Majority call for wide-ranging action
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Earth Leadership Program announces 2021 cohort of 21 leading sustainability scientists
Credit: Earth Leadership Program BOULDER, CO: In the midst of cascading crises from climate change to biodiversity loss and the ...
Satellite data reveals bonds between emissions, pollution and economy
Credit: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Burning fossil fuels has long powered world economies while contributing to air pollution and ...
NSU researcher part of team studying impact of rising sea temperatures on marine life
Team studied underwater heatwave impactsCredit: Victor Huertas FORT LAUDERDALE/DAVIE, Fla. - Global warming or climate change. It doesn't matter what ...
Simulating 800,000 years of California earthquake history to pinpoint risks
Supercomputer-powered framework developed by SCEC provides new view of seismic hazardCredit: Kevin Milner, University of Southern California Massive earthquakes are, ...
Dinosaur embryo find helps crack baby tyrannosaur mystery
Credit: Julius Csotonyi They are among the largest predators ever to walk the Earth, but experts have discovered that some ...
New skull of tube-crested dinosaur reveals evolution of bizarre crest
Credit: Copyright Doug Shore, Denver Museum of Nature & Science. DISCOVERY BRIEF: The first new skull of a rare species ...
Nuclear war could trigger big El Niño and decrease seafood
Unprecedented warming in equatorial Pacific Ocean could last up to seven yearsCredit: Joshua Coupe A nuclear war could trigger an ...
Shift in caribou movements may be tied to human activity
Geologists track caribou using antlers, isotopesCredit: Colleen Kelley/UC Creative Human activities might have shifted the movement of caribou in and ...
Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN
By 2050, most of humanity will live downstream of large dams built in the 20th century; Increasingly expensive to maintain, ...
Giant sand worm discovery proves truth is stranger than fiction
Trace fossil reveals more about this ancient creature's behaviorCredit: Masakazu Nara Simon Fraser University researchers have found evidence that large ...
The downward trend: Nature’s decline risks our quality of life
Scientists conducted a sweeping review of nature's contributions to humans in order to present a clear breakdown of global trends ...
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