How analyzing ancient and modern polar bear samples reveals the full scope of global warming
The global climate is changing and the Arctic is warming rapidly. These are objectively true statements that most people have come to accept.
The global climate is changing and the Arctic is warming rapidly. These are objectively true statements that most people have come to accept.
Ecology
Sep 1, 2023
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Researchers may have an answer to the mystery of why an anglers' favorite, the golden trevally, is so widespread globally—the prized fish might 'hitchhike' with whale sharks.
Plants & Animals
Aug 31, 2023
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Below-cloud evaporation is the evaporation of raindrops under unsaturated water vapor pressure and from cloud base to the ground during precipitation, leading to variability in the ratio of stable isotopes in rainfall. It ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 30, 2023
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The Neolithic lifestyle, based on farming instead of hunting and gathering, emerged in the Near East around 12,000 years ago and contributed profoundly to the modern way of life. The ability to produce and store extra food ...
Archaeology
Jul 26, 2023
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Elephants eat plants. That's common knowledge to biologists and animal-loving schoolchildren alike. Yet figuring out exactly what kind of plants the iconic herbivores eat is more complicated.
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2023
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The specialization in sheep farming in the early Neolithic populations of Dalmatia, Croatia, may have been related to the rapid expansion of these communities and the spread of agriculture throughout the central and western ...
Archaeology
Jun 27, 2023
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An experiment performed in the Accelerator Laboratory of University of Jyväskylä, Finland, has succeeded in producing a previously unknown atomic nucleus, 190-Astatine, consisting of 85 protons and 105 neutrons. The nucleus ...
General Physics
Jun 22, 2023
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The role of the gut microbiome in our health has become an important topic in recent years, but a new study out of The University of New Mexico is the first of its kind to look at how it supports animals in the wild who are ...
Ecology
Jun 12, 2023
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Studying radioactive materials is very difficult due to the potential health risks they pose to scientists. Expense is also a major barrier, with some radioisotopes costing more than $10,000 per microgram (or $10 billion ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 5, 2023
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Recently, a research team led by Prof. Chen Chunying from the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology (NCNST) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) revealed that gut microbiota can ferment exogenous carbon nanomaterials ...
Bio & Medicine
May 19, 2023
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