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New Study Measures How Much of Corals’ Nutrition Comes from Hunting

When it comes to feeding, corals have a few tricks up their sleeve. Most of their nutrients come from microscopic algae living inside of them, but if those algae aren’t creating enough sustenance, corals can use their tentacles to grab and eat tiny prey swimming nearby.

UCI Team Uses Machine Learning to Help Tell Which Wildfires Will Burn out of Control

An interdisciplinary team of scientists at the University of California, Irvine has developed a new technique for predicting the final size of a wildfire from the moment of ignition.

Ancient Volcanoes Reveal Earth’s Recycled Crust

Ancient volcanoes dating back billions of years could provide new insights into how the Earth’s surface is recycled, according to scientists at the University of St Andrews.

Study Shows How Humans Have Transformed Earth, And Still Do

A Texas A&M anthropology professor is part of a team that examined how humans have changed everything about our planet.

Ethanol Fuels Large-Scale Expansion of Brazil’s Farming Land

A University of Queensland-led study has revealed that future demand for ethanol biofuel could potentially expand sugarcane farming land in Brazil by five million hectares by 2030.