Research: Eleven seal species narrowly escaped extinction —

Their fur was used as a raw material for coats; their fat was used for oil lamps and cosmetics: right up to the...

Research: Climate change likely to make global precipitation more uneven —

Currently, half of the world's measured precipitation that falls in a year falls in just 12 days, according to a new analysis of...

Research: Songbirds set long-distance migration record —

Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have studied flight routes to determine how far willow warblers migrate in the autumn. The results show...

Research: A solution to soluble phosphorus? Past applications of phosphorus fertilizers affect availability to...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates that around 45 million tons of phosphorus fertilizers will be used around the...

Research: NASA learns more about interstellar visitor ‘Oumuamua —

In November 2017, scientists pointed NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope toward the object known as 'Oumuamua -- the first known interstellar object to visit...

Research: Climate change likely caused migration, demise of ancient Indus Valley civilization —

More than 4,000 years ago, the Harappa culture thrived in the Indus River Valley of what is now modern Pakistan and northwestern India,...

Research: Houston’s urban sprawl increased rainfall, flooding during Hurricane Harvey —

Houston's urban landscape directly contributed to the torrential rainfall and deadly flooding experienced during Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, according to Princeton and...

Research: Deep-time evolution of animal life on islands —

Islands have been vital laboratories for advancing evolutionary theory since the pioneering work of Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace in the 19th...

Research: Insights from a comparative analysis of five truffle-forming fungal species —

While the sight of black or white truffle being shaved over on pasta is generally considered a sign of dining extravagance, they play...

Research: Discovery extends the range of ancient apes in the subcontinent —

An ape maxilla (upper jaw) from the Late Miocene found in the Kutch basin, in western India, significantly extends the southern range of...

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