Using a technique called DNA barcoding, which involves the identification of species from a short DNA sequence, Weiblen and an international team of…
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the…
The extremely strong earthquake in Chile on 27 February this year was a complicated rupture process, as scientists from the GFZ German Research Centre for…
Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to…
These preliminary measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, including geophysicists on the ground…
The layer of sand on ocean floor is home to a large part of the vast diversity of marine species. Species representing almost all classes of marine animals…