Scientists soaked various plastic samples in seawater then removed the plastic and raised sea urchin embryos in the water.
Plastic Contaminants Harm Sea Urchins
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Newly Discovered Amazon Rock Art Show the Rainforest’s Earliest Inhabitants Living with Giant Ice Age animals
The thousands of pictures are among the oldest depictions of people interacting with the huge creatures, including mastodons. Usually the only clues about their appearance are skeletal remains.
Study of Climate Past and Present Foresees Irreversibly Hotter and Drier Inner East Asia
Mongolia’s semi-arid plateau may soon become as barren as parts of the American Southwest due to a “vicious cycle” of heatwaves — that exacerbates soil drying, and ultimately produces more heatwaves — according to an international group of climate scientists.
Researchers Find New Aggressive Alga Threatening the Health of Caribbean Coral Reefs
The algae, known as peyssonnelid algal crusts (PAC), are taking over the reefs at such an aggressive rate that they are interfering with the ability of coral larvae to find places to settle on the reefs, and interfering with the reef’s natural ecosystem.
Can We Harness A Plant’s Ability To Synthesize Medicinal Compounds?
Anthraquinones are a class of naturally occurring compounds prized for their medicinal properties, as well as for other applications, including ecologically friendly dyes.
Jaguars Robust to Climate Extremes but Lack of Food Threatens Species
A new QUT-led study has found wild jaguars in the Amazon can cope with climate extremes in the short-term, but numbers will rapidly decline if weather events increase in frequency, diminishing sources of food.
