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Coral Gardening Effectively Restores Staghorn Corals

Since the 1980s, Staghorn corals have suffered massive declines (up to 98 percent). How can we restore them? With coral restoration programs.

Are cities the ideal home for bees? European scientists found that urban bees can have surprisingly good pollination rates. By…

By Steven Spence @TheStevenSpence More Diverse Than Honeybees When we hear about bees most of us think of honeybees (Apis…

By Emily Rhode @riseandsci Three years after the Flint water crisis began, lead in drinking water continues to make headlines…

Scientists at The American Museum of Natural History explain why managing biodiversity is a key component in managing endangered species.…

In ancient Mexican corn varieties, a scientist detected the DNA signature of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). Should we be concerned?

Floods of all sizes are becoming more frequent, thanks to rising sea levels, and can turn out to be more costly in the long term.

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By Neha Jain @lifesciexplore If you live in California, you might recall the powerful winter rainstorm of 2014, dubbed the…

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By Kate Stone Between December 2001 and February 2002, the Antarctic continent underwent a season of intense melting. Aside from…

Lupines bloom in Norway each year, and dense swathes of purple, pink, and white blossoms. They are not native, but an invasive species.