Published today in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, the study is the third and final paper in a trilogy that explores the long-term fate of microplastic in the ocean.
Calcifying plankton quietly regulate the Earth’s thermostat by capturing and cycling carbon.
Bamboo, palm, and banana trees look and act like trees, but are actually closer to grasses in how they grow because—unlike trees—their stems do not grow wider over time.
Step inside a honey bee colony, and you’ll find one of nature’s busiest and most crowded neighborhoods.
Common dolphins are among the ocean’s most abundant mammals, but they are living shorter lives in the North Atlantic, according to a new study published Oct. 10 in Conservation Letters.
Marine algae use a unique pigment, siphonein, to shield photosynthesis from excess light.
Our Milky Way galaxy never sits still: it rotates and wobbles. And now, data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope reveal that our galaxy also has a giant wave rippling outwards from its centre.
Scientists have long known that the Alzheimer’s brain often features abnormal plaques and tangles, and recent studies have highlighted the role that the brain’s vascular system plays in disease progression.
Two large-payload unmanned aircraft have joined the fleet of the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ drone industry development program.
A microscopic organism that thrives in the most inhospitable environments on the planet could be a serious weapon against costly and dangerous microbes, including one that decimates apple and pear orchards.
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