Greenland sees surge of whales as sea ice recedes (Juan Maria Coy Vergara/Getty Images) A significant ecological shift is being observed along the [...]

Sea turtles offer data for cyclone, climate monitoring (Nautilus Creative/Getty Images) Researchers have found that sea turtles fitted with sensors could improve tropical [...]

Neptune's moons may have formed from an ancient collision (Buradaki/Getty Images) A study published in Science Advances suggests that three of Neptune's moons may have [...]

(Charlie Fayers/Getty Images) A study in The Royal Society Publishing's Philosophical Transactions B reveals that dolphins in Shark Bay, Australia, who use marine sponges as [...]

Gene discovery may speed up avocado breeding (Anilakkus/Getty Images) Researchers have identified the gene that controls avocado flowering types, a discovery that could [...]

NASA makes first direct measurement of Io's internal heat For the first time, scientists have directly measured Io's internal heat using data from [...]

  Atomic insight could make plant waste a more practical source of fuels, plastics and chemicals. Every year, agriculture and forestry leave behind [...]

Atmosphere found on rocky exoplanet in habitable zone Astronomers have discovered an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet in the habitable zone for the [...]

Solar panels on peatlands seen as a boon for birds A study in Ecological Solutions and Evidence revealed that a solar park built on rewetted [...]

Study explores how animals prepare for intergroup conflict (David Pardoe/Getty Images) Animals exhibit complex behaviors to prepare for intergroup conflict, similar to humans, [...]