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Baby dinosaurs were common prey for Late Jurassic predators, reconstructed food web suggests
Babies and very young sauropods—the long-necked, long-tailed plant-eaters that in adulthood were the largest animals to have ever walked on land—were a key food...
The Sierra snowpack is dropping fast: Experts say it's not as bad as it seems
The Sierra Nevada snowpack, the source of nearly one-third of California's water supply, is looking a little like a New Year's resolution: full of hope and prom...
Land-intensive carbon removal requires better siting to protect biodiversity, study warns
New research looks at carbon dioxide removal—where carbon is absorbed from the atmosphere and stored—and finds that large-scale reliance on land-based methods,...
Study shows insect farming byproduct boosts soil health, reduces crop damage
With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers offer evidence th...
Hypothermia risks increase in Mississippi and Tennessee with next wave of frigid temperatures
With another wave of dangerous cold heading for the U.S. South on Friday, experts say the risk of hypothermia heightens for people in parts of Mississippi and T...
Wolves and other predators present 'a crisis,' California's environment chief says
On Jan. 27, California lawmakers took initial steps toward addressing the public safety concerns posed by the state's growing populations of wolves, mountain li...
Artemis II: The first human mission to the moon in 54 years launches soon, with a Canadian on board
It's been 54 years since the last Apollo mission, and since then, humans have not ventured beyond low-Earth orbit. But that's all about to change with next week...
Study offers practical guide for AI application in marine conservation and fisheries
Every day, thousands of images and signals are collected at sea. Sonar, buoys, satellites, and cameras installed on ships generate enormous amounts of data. Art...
For injured sea turtles like 'Porkchop,' Southern California's Aquarium of the Pacific has doubled its care space
A hunk of romaine was easy pickings for Porkchop and her three flippers. On a rainy day last week, the green sea turtle pumped her limbs and stretched her beak...
Another kind of student debt is entrenching inequality: 'Time inheritance'
In November 2012, during my first year as a Ph.D. student, a 23-year-old medical student knocked on my door. Earlier that day, we had been discussing our ages i...
Nutritious school-provided lunches top of the menu for Australian parents
As kids head back to school and attention returns to the daily grind of lunch boxes, new research reveals Australian parents are overwhelmingly supportive of sc...
A push to end a fractured approach to post-fire contamination removal
The patchwork efforts to identify and safely remove contamination left by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires have been akin to the Wild West. Experts have given...