Research: Conservation strategies focused on connectivity and coexistence could help —

Two isolated mountain lion populations in southern California's Santa Ana and Santa Monica Mountains are at risk of local extinction, perhaps as soon...

Research: High-intensity agriculture reduces number of butterfly species in adjacent areas —

Meadows adjacent to high-intensity agricultural areas are home to less than half the number of butterfly species than areas in nature preserves. The...

Research: Research based on analysis of field observations from 20-year global coral survey —

Ocean warming is threatening coral reefs globally, with persistent thermal stress events degrading coral reefs worldwide, but a new study has found that...

Research: Supercomputer simulations shed light on how liquid drops combine —

Scientists have revealed the precise molecular mechanisms that cause drops of liquid to combine, in a discovery that could have a range of...

Research: Evidence rogue waves are getting more extreme —

Research led by the University of Southampton (UK) suggests that 'rogue' waves are occurring less often, but becoming more extreme. Scientists have, for the...

Research: Effects on offspring of epigenetic inheritance via sperm —

As an organism grows and responds to its environment, genes in its cells are constantly turning on and off, with different patterns of...

Research: The recent spread of coyotes across North America did not doom deer populations...

Coyotes eat deer, but not enough to limit the deer population at a large scale. A new study of deer numbers across the...

Research: Are there Zika reservoirs in the Americas? Researchers first needed to know if...

Most emerging infectious diseases affecting people are zoonotic -- they make the jump from other animals to humans. Transmission, however, is a two-way...

Research: The rise and fall of Ziggy star formation and the rich dust from...

Researchers have detected a radio signal from abundant interstellar dust in MACS0416_Y1, a galaxy 13.2 billion light-years away in the constellation Eridanus. Standard...

Research: Underwater surveys in Emerald Bay reveal the nature and activity of Lake Tahoe...

Emerald Bay, California, a beautiful location on the southwestern shore of Lake Tahoe, is surrounded by rugged landscape, including rocky cliffs and remnants...

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