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View from space: Life reclaims Mount St. Helens
Two satellite images show how life has returned to Mount St. Helens since the volcanic eruption of 1980.
October 21, 2013
How endangered porpoises hear in one of the world’s busiest rivers
New research on how the highly endangered Yangtze finless porpoise navigates and communicates in th high-traffic waters near China's Three Gorges Dam.
October 21, 2013
Tiny sea creatures are heading for extinction
“There is overwhelming evidence that the oceans are warming and it will be the response of animals and plants to this warming that will shape how the oceans look in future years and the nature of global fisheries.” - Graeme Hays
October 18, 2013
Scientists identify key genes for increasing oil content in plant leaves
Accumulating oil in leaves could significantly increase energy content of biofuels and plant-based foods.
October 18, 2013
Comet ISON appears intact
It looks like reports of Comet ISON’s demise were greatly exaggerated.
October 17, 2013
Without plants, Earth would cook under billions of tons of additional carbon
Enhanced growth of Earth's leafy greens during the 20th century has significantly slowed the planet's transition to being red-hot, says a new study.
October 17, 2013
World’s first mapping of rare plants in the Americas
California, Mexico, the Caribbean islands, parts of the Andes, the south of South America, and the region around Rio de Janeiro have many rare species.
October 17, 2013
Giant fragment of Chelyabinsk meteorite lifted from Russian lake
On October 15, a giant fragment of the meteorite that hit Russia on February 15 was lifted from the bottom of Lake Chebarkul in the Russian Urals Mountains.
October 16, 2013
Lightning strikes causing rocks to explode help shape mountains
Scientists thought cold temperatures caused the angular rock formations in South African mountain landscapes. But mountains may be less stable than we knew.
October 16, 2013
Method of recording brain activity could lead to mind-reading devices, scientists say
“We’re now able to eavesdrop on the brain in real life,” said Josef Parvizi, the study's senior author.
October 15, 2013
