Three athletes sit in a Renault Kadjar SUV. This could just be a normal story about a few people going for a ride, except all three are driving the car at the same time. Using their minds. On Tuesday, Renault Sweden posted a fascinating (and sometimes harrowing) video revealing the […]
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Cool-water corals can adapt to a slightly warmer ocean, but only if global greenhouse gas emissions are reduced, a study has found. Some corals in the normally cool waters of the Cook Islands carry genetic variants that predispose them to heat tolerance. This could help the population adapt more quickly […]
Breaking up the rainforest into small, isolated patches is forcing more species to live at the forest edge and putting those that are dependent on the forest core at risk. Eighty-five percent of species are now being impacted by this forest fragmentation.
The classification of the dinosaurs might seem to be too obscure to excite anyone but the specialists.
In the Earth Microbiome Project, an extensive global team has collected more than 27,000 samples from numerous, diverse environments around the globe. They analyzed the unique collections of microbes — the microbiomes — living in each sample to generate the first reference database of bacteria colonizing the planet.
Unicellular photosynthetic microbes — phytoplankton — play a fundamental role in the global carbon cycle and fuel marine food webs. Globally, phytoplankton productivity is regulated by the availability of essential nutrients, such as nitrogen and iron. Researchers have now been able to show that the growth of phytoplankton over large […]
A new giraffid species from Spain may extend the range and timespan of the ancestors of giraffes, according to a new study.
Multiple sources suggest the Blanchardstown shopping centre was evacuated after a teenager armed with a rifle was spotted inside, although this has not yet been confirmed. Images emerging from the scene show a large police presence and a number of onlookers stood outside the entrance. Armed police officers, known as […]