Astronomers from the United States and South Korea have made the first high-resolution, radio telescope observations of the molecular clouds within a massive star-forming region of the outer Milky Way.
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Scientists Use eBird Data to Propose Optimal Bird Conservation Plan
A new paper published today in the journal Nature Communications shows a blueprint for conserving enough habitat to protect the populations of almost one-third of the warblers, orioles, tanagers, and other birds that migrate among the Americas throughout the year.
Necrophagy: A Means of Survival in the Dead Sea
Studying organic matter in sediments helps shed light on the distant past.
Entomologists Uncover Florida Fire Ant Matriarchy
In most colonies, ants work in service of a single reproductive queen, but that’s not always the way ant societies function.
Predictability Limit: Scientists Find Bounds of Weather Forecasting
In the future, weather forecasts that provide storm warnings and help us plan our daily lives could come up to five days sooner before reaching the limits of numerical weather prediction, scientists said.
Sharks More Vulnerable Than Originally Thought
Total number of sharks and rays caught annually by small-scale fisheries in the South West Indian Ocean is estimated to be 2.5 million individuals – 73% more than officially reported.