Examining how bryophytes adapt without gibberellin
When life gets tough, nature usually finds a way to help the little guys......»»
Collectors in the prehistoric world recycled old stone tools to preserve the memory of their ancestors
A first-of-its-kind study at Tel Aviv University asks what drove prehistoric humans to collect and recycle flint tools that had been made, used, and discarded by their predecessors. After examining flint tools from one layer at the 500,000-year-old p.....»»
Netflix is in talks to adapt The Gentlemen as a TV series
Guy Ritchie's 2019 crime comedy The Gentlemen is close to landing a TV series adaptation at Netflix, with Ritchie returning to direct the first two episodes......»»
"A job incomplete": Florida"s statewide climate change response ignores root cause
Despite years of warnings from top scientists around the world, Florida's plan to address climate change only involves spending money to adapt to rising seas instead of cutting the emissions that cause them. In fact, the state has passed bills that w.....»»
Examining how animal swarms respond to threats
A herd of antelope feeds peacefully on a meadow. Suddenly, a lion shows up, and the herd flees. But how do they manage to do so collectively? Konstanz physicist Chun-Jen Chen and Professor Clemens Bechinger, a member of the Cluster of Excellence "Cen.....»»
Earthquake fracture energy relates to how a quake stops
By examining earthquake models from a fresh perspective, Cornell engineers now show that the earthquake fracture energy—once thought to relate to how faults in the Earth's crust weaken—is related to how quakes stop......»»
Biden FCC pick advances in Senate by 14-14 vote amid Republican opposition
Tie vote sends Gigi Sohn nomination to full Senate for another contentious battle. Enlarge / Gigi Sohn testifies during a Senate Commerce Committee hearing examining her nomination to the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday,.....»»
Arctic seal pups learn to live on the edge
Young harp seals diving for the first time can adapt their behavior depending on local environmental conditions, according to new research at the University of St Andrews......»»
What explains our lower back pain? Anthropologists turn to Neandertals for answers
Examining the spines of Neandertals, an extinct human relative, may explain back-related ailments experienced by humans today, a team of anthropologists has concluded in a new comparative study......»»
Capturing the many facets of evolvability
All life evolves: microorganisms can become resistant to drugs, viruses evade our vaccines, and species may adapt to climate change. Even the ability to evolve can evolve. If we were to understand how this happens and which mechanisms play a role, it.....»»
More than 40% of the world"s population are "highly vulnerable" to climate
The IPCC report warns many of the impacts of global warming are now irreversible, and humans and nature are being pushed beyond their abilities to adapt......»»
Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons from Bangladesh
The latest IPCC report makes it clear that countries rich and poor have to forcefully adapt to a warming world -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
US climate risks are rising: A scientist looks at the dangers future generations will have to adapt to
When I was a young researcher studying how forested ecosystems recover from wildfire, I brought my 6-month-old daughter with me to Yellowstone National Park. These forests are incredibly resilient to wildfire because they've been adapting to it for 1.....»»
Harmless or deadly? Examining the evolution of E. coli
Genetic material from E. coli bacteria in farm animals could be contributing to the evolution of deadly pandemic strains of E. coli in humans, new research shows......»»
IPCC report highlights need for climate action and adaptation
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the need stop carbon emissions and adapt to "unavoidable risks," according to one of its lead authors......»»
How do marine gases affect cloud formation?
Studying the global climate—and how it's changing—involves examining thousands of small processes, chemical mechanisms, local weather phenomena, and more. One of the many factors scientists consider when studying the changing climate is aerosols,.....»»
Fog maintains water balance of epiphytes during dry season
Montane cloud forest is generally characterized by persistent, frequent incidences of fog and low cloud cover at the canopy level, which usually harbors an abundant epiphyte community. To adapt to the water deficits, epiphytes was suggested to exhibi.....»»
Examining the deterrence effect of whistleblowing
Whistleblowers are not only helping to disclose immoral or criminal acts but also to deter offenders. Niels Johannesen, an economics professor from the University of Copenhagen and Tim Stolper, a former research associate at the Max Planck Institute.....»»
Lichens Could Need More Than a Million Years to Adapt to Climate Change
The composite organisms, formed from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and algae, are crucial members of myriad ecosystems -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com.....»»
Uncharted film review: This is how you don’t adapt a video game
Bad casting, bad script, bad action: This is the worst Uncharted-related release yet. Enlarge / Tom Holland stars as Indi—er, as Nathan Drake in Columbia Pictures' Uncharted. (credit: Columbia Pictures) Imagine a video game.....»»
Study spearheads the chemical fingerprint of Viking weapons
A new study examining the chemical makeup of iron artifacts from the Viking age aims to uncover new insights into where they came from that could reveal previously unknown information about historic events......»»