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Isotope data strengthens suspicions of ivory stockpile theft
A new study uses carbon isotope science to show that marked tusks in a seized ivory shipment were more than 30 years old and likely had found their way from a guarded government stockpile into the hands of illegal ivory traders. The results suggest that governments that maintain ivory stockpiles...
Future Emissions From ‘Country of Permafrost’ Significant, Must be Factored into Global Climate Targets
By the end of this century, permafrost in the rapidly warming Arctic will likely emit as much carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere as a large industrial nation, and potentially more than the U.S. has emitted since the start of the industrial revolution.
Faster-Developing, Wetter Hurricanes to Come
In a new study, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Laboratory find that the U.S.
Flooding Significantly Impacts Food Security, New Study Finds
New research finds that flooding can affect food security for over 5.6 million people across several African nations.
Impact of coral chemical compounds on reef composition and health
Stumbling upon a new source of underwater caffeine was just an added bonus of a new study examining the impact of chemical compounds that corals release into the seawater.
High exposure to glyphosate in pregnancy could cause lower birth weights in babies
Researchers are learning more about the effects of herbicide exposure during pregnancy.
New analysis of obsidian blades reveals dynamic Neolithic social networks
An analysis of obsidian artifacts excavated during the 1960s at two prominent archaeological sites in southwestern Iran suggests that the networks Neolithic people formed in the region as they developed agriculture are larger and more complex than previously believed. The study has applied state-of-the-art analytical tools to a collection of...
Economic losses from hurricanes become too big to be offset by the US if warming continues
Hurricane damages can increase due to increasing global temperatures, caused by greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels. Computer simulations of regional economic sectors and supply chains in the US now show that the resulting economic losses can at some point not be nationally offset under unabated warming. If too many...
Hoverflies migrate north in spring
A team has shown experimentally, that hoverflies migrating during the spring orientate north. In late spring earlier this year, a large-scale migration of insects arrived on the Isles of Scilly and mainland Cornwall. Species included many migratory butterflies and moths such as the Painted Lady and Hummingbird Hawkmoth, but the...