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Sep 05, 2014 09:10 AM EDT

Nearly Half of Galapagos Island Canopy is Composed of Invasive Plant Species

The Galapagos Islands are heralded as some of the most pristine and biodiverse islands on the planet. Now, though, scientists have revealed that parts of these iconic islands have been overrun by invasive plants from other parts of the world.

Sep 05, 2014 08:34 AM EDT

Oxygen-Producing Life Forms Evolved 60 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

When did oxygen-producing life forms first appear on our planet? It was a bit earlier than expected. Scientists have discovered that these life forms were actually present about 60 million years earlier than previously thought.

Sep 05, 2014 08:11 AM EDT

Scientists Resolve Temperature 'Paradox' in Greenland Temperatures During Last Ice Age

Scientists have taken a closer look at the ancient past of Greenland to find out a bit more about the landmass's climate. By studying three ice cores, scientists have found that there was warming of the large ice sheet at the end of the last ice age, resolving a long-standing paradox over when the w...

Sep 05, 2014 07:34 AM EDT

The Evolution of Your Coffee's Caffeine: Scientists Sequence Coffee Plant Genome

Scientists may have uncovered new information about your morning brew by sequencing the genome of the coffee plant, revealing a bit more about the evolution of caffeine.

Sep 05, 2014 07:02 AM EDT

Archerfish Shoot Water 'Bullets' with More Skill and Accuracy Than Expected

Scientists have taken a closer look at archerfish and have found that they're far more adaptable and skillful target-shooters than first thought.

Sep 05, 2014 06:33 AM EDT

India's Severe Ozone Pollution Kills Enough Crops to Feed 94 Million People

India's ozone pollution is a growing problem and now, scientists have announced that it's damaged millions of tons of the country's major crops. In fact, it's caused losses of more than a billion dollars and has destroyed enough food to feed tens of millions of people.

Sep 04, 2014 12:58 PM EDT

Bats Adapt When Food is Scarce: Hunting Prey with Different Calls

Bats are adaptable, and that's no more apparent than when food is scarce. Scientists have found that bat species will change their hunting strategies when they can't find their preferred prey.

Sep 04, 2014 12:11 PM EDT

Meet Dreadnoughtus: The Supermassive Dinosaur that Stretched 85 Feet and Weighed 65 Tons

Scientists have uncovered a supermassive dinosaur that stretches 85 feet and weighted about 65 tons during its lifetimes, making it the largest land animal for which a body mass can be accurately calculated.

Sep 04, 2014 11:31 AM EDT

Neanderthals Created Abstract Rock Carvings Like Modern Humans

Archaeologists have made a startling discovery in a cave in Gibraltar. They've uncovered the first example of a rock graving created by Neanderthals in Gorham's Cave, revealing a bit more about this ancient people.

Sep 04, 2014 11:00 AM EDT

New Mushroom-Shaped Creatures at the Bottom of the Sea May be an Earlier Branch of Life

Scientists have discovered two new species that dwell at the bottom of the ocean. They've found sea-dwelling, mushroom-shaped organisms that may just represent an earlier branch on the tree of life.

Sep 04, 2014 10:21 AM EDT

Ancient Mammal Relatives Thrived at Night: Nocturnal Eyes Evolved Earlier Than Expected

It turns out that the ancestors of ancient mammals may have been nocturnal. The new research reveals that the transition to nocturnality occurred far earlier than previously expected.

Sep 04, 2014 09:55 AM EDT

Carbon Stored in World's Soils May be More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Previously Thought

Carbon is soils may be more vulnerable to climate change than first expected. Scientists have found that the response of soil microbial communities to changes in temperature actually increases the risk for more carbon dioxide to be released from the world's soils.

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Nearly Half of Galapagos Island Canopy is Composed of Invasive Plant Species

Oxygen-Producing Life Forms Evolved 60 Million Years Earlier Than Previously Thought

Scientists Resolve Temperature 'Paradox' in Greenland Temperatures During Last Ice Age

The Evolution of Your Coffee's Caffeine: Scientists Sequence Coffee Plant Genome

Archerfish Shoot Water 'Bullets' with More Skill and Accuracy Than Expected

India's Severe Ozone Pollution Kills Enough Crops to Feed 94 Million People

Bats Adapt When Food is Scarce: Hunting Prey with Different Calls

Meet Dreadnoughtus: The Supermassive Dinosaur that Stretched 85 Feet and Weighed 65 Tons

Neanderthals Created Abstract Rock Carvings Like Modern Humans

New Mushroom-Shaped Creatures at the Bottom of the Sea May be an Earlier Branch of Life

Ancient Mammal Relatives Thrived at Night: Nocturnal Eyes Evolved Earlier Than Expected

Carbon Stored in World's Soils May be More Vulnerable to Climate Change Than Previously Thought

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