New Study Challenges claims about the World’s Deepest Earthquake
The magnitude 7.9 Bonin Islands earthquake sequence, which ruptured deep within the earth near the base of the upper mantle, did not include an aftershock…
Environment
Satellite Image Analysis provides New Information about the Functional Variety of Tropical Forests
Satellite images from space are allowing scientists to delve deeper into the individual functions of different tropical forest canopies with new and surprising results. Understanding…
Some Coral Reef Fish Adapt to Rising Temperatures
Researchers at the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences (Mubadala ACCESS) at NYU Abu Dhabi have found that reef fish from the Arabian…
Plants Battled for Millions of Years following the World’s Worst Climate Disaster
A team of scientists from University College Cork (UCC), the University of Connecticut, and the Natural History Museum of Vienna have uncovered how plants responded…
Brown Trout can Successfully Negotiate Beaver Dams
A groundbreaking study, led by the University of Southampton (UK), has revealed that brown trout can successfully navigate beaver dams – obstacles which were previously…
Insect Numbers are Falling, which is not Good News
Using two species of flies from different climates – one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry…
A Study suggests the Prospect of a Country without Butterflies
Butterflies are disappearing in the United States. All kinds of them. With a speed scientists call alarming, and they are sounding an alarm. A sweeping…
Chemists Uncover Greener Route to make essential Industrial Chemicals
Scientists have discovered a potentially greener way to produce a crucial industrial chemical used to make many everyday products from plastics and textiles to antifreeze…
Increasing Cacao Production without Compromising Biodiversity
The productivity of cacao trees decreases with time, forcing farmers to renew their plantations by either cutting down the old trees or establishing a new…
Freshwater Algae may be the New Superfood to Feed the Planet
A green alga that grows in lakes and rivers could be the next ‘superfood’ – helping scientists to tackle global food security challenges while promoting…
Investigating the Mystery of the Lost Blue Whale Calves
Only two blue whale births have ever been recorded in human history, both decades ago. This remains an extraordinary mystery given there used to be…
Coal Pollution caused Crop Damage that Cost India Millions
In many parts of India, a single noxious pollutant from coal-fired power stations drags down annual wheat and rice yields by 10% or more, according…
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