Science
What Is AMOC and Why Scientists Fear Its Collapse
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a vast ocean conveyor belt that keeps Europe temperate and regulates global climate — and recent re...
We can't find the internet
Attempting to reconnect
Something went wrong!
Hang in there while we get back on track
75 articles with this tag
Science
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation is a vast ocean conveyor belt that keeps Europe temperate and regulates global climate — and recent re...
Science
Giant tortoises once numbered 250,000 across the Galápagos—centuries of exploitation nearly wiped them out. Here is how scientists are bringing them b...
Science
The Mediterranean's great white sharks are critically endangered — fewer than 250 likely remain. Scientists are racing to understand a population that...
Science
Coral bleaching occurs when rising ocean temperatures sever the vital partnership between corals and their food-producing algae, turning reefs white a...
Science
Every amphibian, reptile, bird, and mammal alive today — including humans — can trace its ancestry back to an ancient group of fish with mineralized s...
Science
Alvarezsaurs were a bizarre group of tiny, bird-like dinosaurs with stubby arms and a single giant claw. A near-complete fossil from Patagonia is fina...
A landmark University of Arizona study in Science Advances finds scientists are identifying more than 16,000 new species every year — the fastest rate...
Science
Beneath the surface of Earth's known biodiversity hides a vast shadow catalogue of look-alike species, genetically distinct but visually indistinguish...
Science
Harmful algal blooms—explosive growths of toxic algae—shut down beaches, poison drinking water, and kill fish. Here's the science behind why they form...
Science
Just like tree rings record years of growth, microscopic lines inside dinosaur bones hold the key to understanding how long these giants lived and how...
Science
A landmark global study finds that the rate at which species replace each other in ecosystems has slowed by roughly one-third since the 1970s — a para...
Science
Scientists have identified a new marine fungus, Algophthora mediterranea, that parasitizes and destroys toxic algae responsible for harmful coastal bl...
Enable notifications and we'll let you know when something new is published.