Oregon is known for its towering volcanic domes covered in evergreen cover that becomes sparse and patchy on the eastern side of the Cascade Mountains before steepening into the high desert. The people who know trees best say there are many signs of trouble in Oregon. “We see forms of stress in all of our …
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Fulgent Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLGT) shareholders may be worried after seeing the stock price drop 24% in the last quarter. But that doesn’t call into question the fantastic long-term performance (measured over five years). In fact, during this period, the stock price rose 891%. Impressive! It could therefore be that some shareholders take profits after good …
Jhis time must be different. In the history of UN agreements on biodiversity, governments have never achieved the goals they set for themselves. We’ve all heard the dramatic warnings: the abundance of life on Earth is rapidly declining and some scientists are warning of a sixth mass extinction. But real action has yet to follow …
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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. CNN — An Ice Age sediment core from northern Greenland has produced the oldest DNA sequences in the world. The 2 million year old DNA samples revealed that the now largely lifeless polar region was …
Posted on December 5, 2022 in Astrobiology, Astrophysics, Biology, Climate Change, Evolution, Extraterrestrial Life, Future, James Webb Space Telescope, Planet Earth, Science, Science News, Technology, Universe Today’s stories include the start of work in Western Australia on the world’s most powerful radio telescopes, the cause of Alzheimer’s disease could come from inside your mouth, and …
Most species are transient. They die out, branch into new species, or change over time due to random mutations and environmental changes. A typical mammal species can be expected to exist for a million years. modern humans, A wise man, have been around for about 300,000 years. So what will happen if we reach a …
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Nearly one million stillbirths a year can be attributed to air pollution, according to the first global study. Research has estimated that nearly half of stillbirths could be linked to exposure to pollution particles smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5), mostly produced by burning fossil fuels. The study looked at 137 countries in Asia, Africa and …
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The federal government announced Monday that it will spend $250 million over four years on cleanup and environmental restoration work around a dried-up Southern California lake fed by the depleted Colorado River. The future of the Salton Sea, and who is financially responsible for it, has been a key question in …
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While T.rex is often called the “king of the dinosaurs”, a new study has revealed that an equally ferocious predator roamed the Earth millions of years earlier. Scientists from the Field Museum in Chicago have studied the remains of Whatcheeria – a six-foot-long lake creature that roamed Iowa 340 million years ago. According to researchers, …
Summary: The fossil of a tiny 525-million-year-old sea creature with a preserved nervous system could resolve an age-old debate about arthropod brain evolution. Source: University of Arizona Fossils of a tiny sea creature that died more than half a billion years ago could force a science textbook to rewrite brain evolution. A study published in …
