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Scientists draw new connections between climate change and warming oceans
It happened once before, and it could happen again.
That's the warning from ocean scientists at the University of Toronto and the University of California,...
Degrading plastics revealed as source of greenhouse gases
Researchers from the University of Hawai'i at M?noa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) discovered that several greenhouse gases are emitted...
After 60 years, scientists uncover how thalidomide produced birth defects
More than 60 years after the drug thalidomide caused birth defects in thousands of children whose mothers took the drug while pregnant, scientists at...
Climate change-driven droughts are getting hotter, study finds
Dry months are getting hotter in large parts of the United States, another sign that human-caused climate change is forcing people to encounter new...
Innovative technique converts white fat to brown fat
Brown fat tissue in the body can burn enormous amounts of energy to generate heat, and studies in humans and animals have suggested that...
Scientists identify exoplanets where life could develop as it did on Earth
Scientists have identified a group of planets outside our solar system where the same chemical conditions that may have led to life on Earth...
First global survey of soil genomics reveals a war between fungi and bacteria
Soil is full of life, essential for nutrient cycling and carbon storage. To better understand how it functions, an international research team led by...
Birds categorize colors just like humans do
For a small, reddish-beaked bird called the zebra finch, sexiness is color-coded. Males have beaks that range from light orange to dark red. But...
As temperatures rise, Earth’s soil is ‘breathing’ more heavily
The vast reservoir of carbon stored beneath our feet is entering Earth's atmosphere at an increasing rate, most likely as a result of warming...
Scientists find holes in light by tying it in knots
A research collaboration including theoretical physicists from the University of Bristol and Birmingham has found a new way of evaluating how light flows through...
Team discovers a first-of-its-kind material for the quantum age
A UCF physicist has discovered a new material that has the potential to become a building block in the new era of quantum materials,...
