Environment

Microscopic organisms in the ocean play a key role in removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. A new study unveils a hidden biological factor that could change our understanding of how this process works, and make climate change predictions more accurate. New Stanford-led research unveils a hidden factor that could change our understanding of how

A recent study provides groundbreaking insights into long-term changes in tropical weather patterns that are leading to an increased frequency of extreme weather events such as heatwaves and heavy rainfall in the Indo-Pacific. These changes are possibly driven by global warming, among other factors. A recent study published in Nature Geoscience provides groundbreaking insights into

New research identifies for the first time the genes that help plants grow under stressful conditions -- with implications for producing more sustainable food crops in the face of global climate change. The study reveals the genes that enable plants to make a novel anti-stress molecule called dimethylsulfoniopropionate, or DMSP. It shows that most plants

Female crested gibbons display jerky, almost geometric patterns of movement. Researchers have studied these conspicuous movements, which are comparable to human dances. They describe the structure of the dances, their rhythm and the contexts in which the dances occur. Female crested gibbons display jerky, almost geometric patterns of movement. Researchers from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

A new study concludes that the Iberian culture (8th to 1st centuries BCE) newborns buried within domestic spaces died of natural causes, such as complications during labor or premature births, and not due to ritual practices. Researchers applied an innovative methodology, based on the study of the neonatal line of baby teeth using optic microscopy

Civil and environmental engineering researchers conducted unique live fire experiments to study the kinematics of firebrands, burning embers cast off from wildfires that cause spot fires leading to rapid spread of damaging conflagrations. In the chaos of a wildfire, heat, wind, flames and fuel interact to produce embers that are lofted into surrounding areas, starting

Researchers developed a rating system to evaluate the plausibility of climate model simulations in the IPCC's latest report, and show that models that lead to potentially catastrophic warming are to be taken seriously. What will the future climate be like? Scientists around the world are studying climate change, putting together models of the Earth's system

New research shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10 percent of fish stocks on coral reefs. New research from the University of Sydney shows that international conservation efforts account for approximately 10 percent of fish stocks on coral reefs. The global study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, was led

An international research team has used long-term demographic data from Japanese macaques -- a monkey species within the family of Old World monkeys -- to show that, unlike humans, there is no maternal mortality in these primates linked to childbirth. An international research team led by the University of Vienna and the Medical University of

A new species of clearwing moth was found in Port Talbot, Wales. A few moths had been accidentally brought into the UK from Guyana in a camera bag after a photography trip. They stood out as unusual for a typical UK house moth and were identified as a new species after a cross-continent detective journey.

Fungi don't have eyes or a brain, but their intelligent behaviors may surprise you. New research suggests that fungi may be able to recognize shapes. Can organisms without a brain still show signs of intelligence? Researchers at Tohoku University and Nagaoka College had this question in mind when conducting a study to measure the decision-making

Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, according to a new study. Newly discovered birds from Late Cretaceous North America were hawk-sized and had powerful raptor-like feet, according to a study published October 9, 2024 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Alexander Clark of the University