A new analysis of a horse previously believed to be from the Ice Age shows that the animal actually died just a few hundred years… Read More »Horse remains reveal new insights into how Native peoples raised horses
The start of California’s annual rainy season has been pushed back from November to December, prolonging the state’s increasingly destructive wildfire season by nearly a… Read More »California’s rainy season starting nearly a month later than it did 60 years ago
“When cities try to figure out the amount of greenhouse gases they emit, they tend to undercount — and not just by a little. The… Read More »“U.S. Cities Are Vastly Undercounting Emissions, Researchers Find”
“Michael Regan, who would be the first Black man to serve as EPA administrator, promises to seek consensus as he pursues an ambitious agenda” “Michael… Read More »“Biden’s EPA Nominee Vows ‘Urgency’ On Climate Change”
As a native animal, kangaroos aren’t typically considered a threat to Australian vegetation. While seen as a pest on farmland — for example, when competing… Read More »Kangaroo overgrazing could be jeopardizing land conservation, study finds
For decades, scientists have wrestled with rival theories to explain how interactions between species, like competition, influence biodiversity. Tracking microbial life across the planet, researchers… Read More »Biodiversity is its own catalyst — to a point
The economic value of insect pollinators was $34 billion in the U.S. in 2012, much higher than previously thought, according to researchers at the University… Read More »The business of bees
Hokkaido University scientists show that under laboratory conditions, ultraviolet light reacts with nitrophenol to produce smog-generating nitrous acid. An advanced laser technique has allowed researchers… Read More »Extreme UV laser shows generation of atmospheric pollutant
An experimental single-dose, intranasal influenza vaccine was safe and produced a durable immune response when tested in a Phase 1 study published in the Journal… Read More »Intranasal influenza vaccine spurs strong immune response in Phase 1 study
The findings of a new study examining the behaviours of alligator and caiman hatchlings have enhanced our understanding of how we can conserve, and increase,… Read More »Research findings can help to increase population size of endangered species