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A massive new analysis of high seas salmon surveys dating back to the 1950s is enhancing the understanding of salmon ecology, adding details about where various species congregate.

By fueling the growth of plants that become kindling, carbon dioxide is driving an increase in wildfire severity and frequency, reports a new study.

Researchers observed that adolescent rats fed on a junk food diet had lower levels of key neurotransmitters associated with memory than their snackless counterparts.

New research has identified that gentrified parts of a city have notably more urban wildlife than ungentrified parts of the same city.

Machine learning (ML) enables the accurate and efficient computation of fundamental electronic properties of binary and ternary oxide surfaces. Their ML-based model could be extended to other compounds and properties.

Natural forest regeneration is hailed as a cost-​effective way to restore biodiversity and sequester carbon – and fruit-eating birds are key.

In their natural environment, wild bees are exposed to various pesticides that can have a potentially toxic effect. A study by the University of Würzburg has now shown that bumblebees are relatively resistant to these products.

Researchers have developed a new design concept for creating next-generation carbon-based quantum materials, in the form of a tiny magnetic nanographene with a unique butterfly-shape hosting highly correlated spins.

Scientists have developed a new 3D hydrogel material that can adsorb – and degrade – large volumes of microplastic.

In a new investigation, Pesticide Action Network UK says it identified 10 different PFAS-containing pesticides used on UK fruit and vegetables.