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A Rethink of the Evolution of Insects and Spiders is Prompted by the Discovery of 500-Million-Year-Old Stanleycaris Fossilized Brains

A Rethink of the Evolution of Insects and Spiders is Prompted by the Discovery of 500-Million-Year-Old Stanleycaris Fossilized Brains

The brain and nervous system of Stanleycaris, a marine predator from the Burgess Shale that is 500 million years old, were found in a hoard…
Kepler-186 c – an Exoplanet

Kepler-186 c – an Exoplanet

Kepler-186 c is an exoplanet that orbits the star Kepler-186, which are 579.1 light-years (177.6 pc) from our Solar System. It is an exoplanet that…
Powdery Mildew Spreads Globally due to Migration and Trade

Powdery Mildew Spreads Globally due to Migration and Trade

Human activity has resulted in the worldwide spread of one of the most important cereal pathogens. University of Zurich researchers traced the history and spread…
Ancient Southern Chinese Population’s DNA Indicates East Asian Origins for Native Americans

Ancient Southern Chinese Population’s DNA Indicates East Asian Origins for Native Americans

The DNA of ancient human fossils from the Late Pleistocene in southern China has now been successfully sequenced. The information, which was released on July…
East Pacific Rise 9°54’N Off-Axis High-Temperature Hydrothermal Field Found

East Pacific Rise 9°54’N Off-Axis High-Temperature Hydrothermal Field Found

The research, which was led by the McDermott lab at Lehigh, shows that there are more hydrothermal vents in the deep water than previously believed…
Zinc Carbonate – an Inorganic Compound

Zinc Carbonate – an Inorganic Compound

Zinc carbonate, abbreviated ZnCO3, is an inorganic compound. It is a type of organooxygen compound. It has the appearance of a white crystalline solid or…
The Sounds of Warming Oceans are becoming more Audible

The Sounds of Warming Oceans are becoming more Audible

Climate change is hastening sound transmission in the oceans, and the way it varies across the globe is influenced by physical properties of the oceans.…
Sustainable Fishery

Sustainable Fishery

Sustainable fishing entails keeping enough fish in the ocean while also protecting habitats and endangered species. People who rely on fishing can maintain their livelihoods…
Global Wildfire Risk Will Rise because of Climate Change, but Humans Can Still Help Lower the Risk

Global Wildfire Risk Will Rise because of Climate Change, but Humans Can Still Help Lower the Risk

A new study shows how wildfire risk is increasing globally as a result of climate change, but also how human decisions and policies can be…
Climate Change will make Water Resources less Predictable

Climate Change will make Water Resources less Predictable

According to a comprehensive new climate change study led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research, water resources in snow-dominated regions across the Northern Hemisphere…
Was there ever an Ocean on Venus?

Was there ever an Ocean on Venus?

Astrophysicists have investigated Venus’s past to determine whether the Earth’s sister planet once had oceans. Venus can be thought of as Earth’s evil twin. At…
Understanding Earth’s Energy Imbalance is Essential for Preventing Global Warming

Understanding Earth’s Energy Imbalance is Essential for Preventing Global Warming

According to a new study published today in the inaugural issue of Environmental Research: Climate, a new open-access magazine, the imbalance of energy on Earth…
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