A vicious cycle of warming temperatures and reduced snowpack in northern forests is more severe than climate models have shown and could lead to increased fire risk and permanent damage to ecosystems.
Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2024
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Asian elephants loudly mourn and bury their dead calves, according to a study by Indian scientists that details animal behavior reminiscent of human funeral rites.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2024
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A new 145-million-year-old pterosaur (extinct flying reptiles that lived alongside the dinosaurs) has been named by a team of British, American and German researchers.
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 14, 2023
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Scientists have documented plant species for centuries to help us understand and protect the incredible diversity of flora in our world. But according to new research, many have never actually been photographed in their natural ...
Ecology
Mar 14, 2023
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The ability to visually represent artifacts, whether inorganics like stone, ceramic and metal, or organics such as bone and plant material, has always been of great importance to the field of anthropology and archaeology. ...
Archaeology
Apr 15, 2022
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One of Rembrandt van Rijn's biggest paintings just got a bit bigger.
Other
Jun 23, 2021
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A new species of deep-sea dwelling dumbo octopus called Grimpoteuthis imperator sp. nov. has been described using a combination of MRI, micro-CT and minimally invasive gene analysis rather than traditional dissection methods. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 22, 2021
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The CENIEH has participated in the study of the prints of bare feet found at the Sala y Galerías de las Huellas site in the Ojo Guareña Karst Complex (Burgos), which are the marks left in a soft floor sediment of an exploration ...
Archaeology
Mar 8, 2021
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Historians from the University of Bristol have discovered contemporary accounts of numerous weird weather events that happened in the Bristol area around the turn of the 17th century, including devastating floods, massive ...
Environment
Feb 1, 2021
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Boxgrove in Sussex, England, is an iconic, old stone age site. This is where the oldest human remains in Britain have been discovered—fossils of Homo heidelbergensis. Part of an exceptionally preserved 26km-wide ancient ...
Archaeology
Aug 13, 2020
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