Nepal's tiger population has risen by roughly 20% in the past four years to an estimated 429, officials said Wednesday, a conservation milestone despite challenges from human-wildlife conflict.
Scientists have discovered a previously unknown law of geometry that explains why some growing surfaces, whether in nature or in engineered materials, suddenly stop being able to stay smooth and instead form dimples and folds. Until now, researchers believed they understood the geometric rules b...
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Hundreds of feet below Earth's surface, rocks and water teem with fungi and support complex ecosystems of tiny organisms, according to a University of Michigan study that finds fungi are far more abundant deep underground than researchers previously thought.
Shoppers would pay more for their weekly groceries if it meant improved welfare for farm animals, according to new research from the University of Reading.
Researchers discovered a vibrant ecosystem that is ‘dark, ancient, and almost entirely hidden’ from humans. The post A vast world of rock-eating fungi lurks deep underneath the Great Lakes appeared first on Popular Science .