During the Vietnam War, United States aircraft sprayed more than 20 million gallons of herbicides, including dioxin-contaminated Agent Orange, on the country’s rain forests, wetlands, and croplands.
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Put Eggs All in One Basket, or Spread Them Around? Birds Know Best
In the tropical jungle of Central America where predators abound, a species of cuckoo has found safety in numbers by building communal nests guarded by two or three breeding pairs.
Batmobile with Cruise Control: Bats Migrate at the Most Energy-Efficient Flying Speed for Maximum Range
Aerial migration is the fastest, yet most energetically demanding way of seasonal movements between habitats.
More Support for Planet Nine
The papers offer new details about the suspected nature and location of the planet, which has been the subject of an intense international search ever since Batygin and Brown's 2016 announcement.
University of Guelph Researchers Uncover Why Environmental Cues Make Drug Addiction Extra Hard to Beat
It’s known environmental cues can be strong triggers for those trying to kick a drug habit because those cues activate the brain’s emotional and stimulus-response systems.
NASA Tracks a Weaker Typhoon Wutip Through Northwestern Pacific
Visible imagery from NASA’s Terra satellite showed that Typhoon Wutip has become more elongated as a result of wind shear.