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Climate change is outpacing evolution. Scientists are using DNA to catch up
2+ hour, 20+ min ago (117+ words) SAN DIEGO " Evolution works over millennia. Climate change is moving far faster. Eelgrass sways in the current in San Diego's Mission Bay, Dec. 2. Todd Michael, a research professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, works at his lab in…...
City Wetlands face pollution threat: Civic reports warn crisis
6+ hour, 58+ min ago (281+ words) New rules to strengthen school transport safety DPS Flamingo Lake hit by sewage pollution Navi Mumbai: A series of official and independent water quality assessments has raised serious concerns over the condition of Navi Mumbai's wetlands and holding ponds, indicating…...
Scientists agree on this and are issuing a serious warning: these bats could be behind a future epidemic in the most affected areas of the planet
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (829+ words) Home - Science - Scientists agree on this and are issuing a serious warning: these bats could be behind a future epidemic in the most affected areas of the planet Bats keep showing up in conversations about new diseases. But does that…...
Newly discovered fossil challenges idea of ape origins in east Africa
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (364+ words) A fossilized lower ape jaw unearthed in in the southwestern Sinai, has forced researchers to reconsider the origin of modern apes, including humans, according to a new study published in the journal Science. The fossil, discovered at the Wadi Maghara…...
Eel world problems: Dutch webcam "doorbell" helps fish
4+ hour, 54+ min ago (512+ words) Kuwait Times Eel world problems: Dutch webcam "doorbell" helps fish A cloud of small bubbles and a fishy gurgle announce the latest arrival at the "fish doorbell" in the Netherlands: a perch, recognizable by its dorsal fin and tiger-striped scales....
Hidden gecko species discovered in Vietnam's karst landscape
3+ hour, 13+ min ago (791+ words) A tiny gecko hiding on limestone cliffs in northwestern Vietnam has turned out to be a species no one had recorded before. Its discovery, alongside another new gecko from the same province, shows that Vietnam's limestone country still holds uncounted…...
Cichlid Nest Building Shows Behavior Goes Far Beyond Simple Instinct
3+ hour, 16+ min ago (341+ words) Home " News " Cichlid Nest Building Shows Behavior Goes Far Beyond Simple Instinct A Surprising Twist in Fish Architecture (Image Credits: Pexels) Few would expect fish to exhibit such sophisticated construction techniques, yet shell-dwelling cichlids arrange shells with precision to create…...
LANDA: Trees" role in air quality, climate highlighted ahead of Earth Day
15+ hour, 50+ min ago (520+ words) The City of New Braunfels Parks and Recreation Department and the Headwaters at the Comal will host a celebration of Earth Day on Saturday, April 18 at the Headwaters at the Comal headquarters, located at 333 E. Klingemann St. from 9 a. m. to noon. There…...
The bird that flew 8, 000 km
16+ hour, 11+ min ago (432+ words) A spoon-billed sandpiper with a lime-green tag was seen on March 2 at Patibunia beach, Kolkata. On July 6, 2025, ornithologists N. Karlionova and D Nizovtsev, from the Russian Academy of Sciences (Birds Russia Expedition) at Meinypilgyno, south-east Chukotka, tagged a wild chick of…...
COMMUNITIES USE MOBILE TOOLS TO RESTORE DEGRADED RANGELANDS
7+ hour, 48+ min ago (353+ words) LOMAHASHA " Technology has made it easier for communities to take charge of their environment, and farmers in Lomahasha Mkhangala and Shewula Bucocantfombi rangelands are now using mobile tools and citizen science to restore their degraded grazing lands. Through the Mbuluzi…...