Summary Points Tall ice cliffs are rare, but when they do form, they break apart faster than models predict, though…
Browsing: Environment
Essential Insights Researchers are attaching tiny solar-powered transmitters to Monarch butterflies. These trackers reveal their migration paths and stopover sites…
Summary Points Female great hornbills in northeast India consistently seal their nests with droppings, and this behavior has remained unchanged…
Essential Insights Ancient Belize farmers began cultivating maize around 6,400 years ago near wetlands, using waterlogged soils to their advantage—a…
Essential Insights When Pangea’s tropical forests died 252 million years ago, Earth remained in a prolonged hothouse state for five…
Essential Insights Citizen science, like birdwatchers sharing sight records, plays a vital role in tracking migratory bird declines and informing…
Fast Facts Tropical forests are already experiencing record heat and drought, with 75% facing extreme conditions for months, and this…
Summary Points Tiny picocyanobacteria can sink into the deep ocean by forming clumps, transporting significant amounts of carbon downward. Their…
Summary Points Sorghum, a heat- and drought-tolerant crop, has the potential to supplement or partially replace maize in Europe as…
Essential Insights This year’s World Animal Day theme, “See the World Through Their Eyes,” encourages us to understand how animals…