Study of mountaineering mice sheds light on evolutionary adaptation
Teams of mountaineering mice are helping advance understanding into how evolutionary adaptation to localized conditions can enable a single species to thrive across diverse environments.
Geologists rewrite textbooks with new insights from the bottom of the Grand Canyon
Any boomer, gen xer, millennial, gen zer or alpha who’s studied geology has likely gained foundational knowledge from Edwin Dinwiddie McKee’s landmark studies of the
Hurricane Helene’s gravity waves revealed by NASA’s AWE
On Sept. 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene slammed into the Gulf Coast of Florida, inducing storm surges and widespread impacts on communities in its path. At
Interstellar methane as progenitor of amino acids?
Gamma radiation can convert methane into a wide variety of products at room temperature, including hydrocarbons, oxygen-containing molecules, and amino acids, reports a research team
An extra year of education does not protect against brain aging, study finds
Thanks to a ‘natural experiment’ involving 30,000 people, researchers at Radboud university medical center were able to determine very precisely what an extra year of
Scientists tackle farm nutrient pollution with sustainable, affordable designer biochar pellets
What if farmers could not only prevent excess phosphorus from polluting downstream waterways, but also recycle that nutrient as a slow-release fertilizer, all without spending
Exposure to particular sources of air pollution is harmful to children’s learning and memory
A new USC study involving 8,500 children from across the country reveals that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is
Evolutionary paths vastly differ for birds, bats
New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats’ wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from
More resources needed to protect birds in Germany
Member states of the European Union are obliged to designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) as part of the Natura 2000 network. These areas are designed
New methods for whale tracking and rendezvous using autonomous robots
Project CETI (Cetacean Translation Initiative) aims to collect millions to billions of high-quality, highly contextualized vocalizations in order to understand how sperm whales communicate. But