Ocean fossils found in the Transantarctic Mountains
Some marine fossils tiny distributed very widely on rock surfaces in the Transantarctic Mountains point to the possibility of a substantial rise in sea levels if global warming continues without...
The largest marine sanctuary in the world will be in Antarctica
A marine sanctuary of 1.55 million square kilometers, protected from human activities, will be created in Antarctica, in the Ross Sea, known as the last ocean on the importance of its preservation....
A poisonous fish invades the Mediterranean
A poisonous tropical fish could be expanding in the Mediterranean, alarming conservationists fear could decimate other species. Lionfish, an armed invasive animal with poisonous spines whose painful...
Discover how to manipulate the ‘mouths’ of plants to improve agriculture
Plants have pinholes in their leaves called stomata -mouth in Greek which collect carbon dioxide from the air and from which the water evaporates. A new laboratory work of Dominique Bergmann, an...
A scientific expedition will sail for the first time around Antarctica
A group of 50 researchers from 30 countries form the first scientific team to circumnavigate Antarctica in an attempt to measure pollution and climate change. The international team will travel...
Scientists discovered the ‘thermometer’ plant
From their experience, gardeners and farmers recognize that plants respond to temperature. In a warm winter, buds and flowers emerge early, while a cold summer brings less fruit. But science never...
City birds are more aggressive than their rural counterparts
The birds living in urban environments are more aggressive in defending their territory than their counterparts in rural areas, according to a study on the melodic sparrow (song sparrow) conducted...
Mutant plants to neutralize excess carbon dioxide
This new approach is based on a new CO2 fixing enzyme that is almost 20 times faster than the most prevalent responsible for CO2 capture plants using sunlight as an energy enzyme nature. “We...
