Classic Maya Civilization Collapse Related to Modest Rainfall Reductions
A new study reports that the disintegration of the Maya Civilization may have been related to relatively modest reductions in rainfall.
Research Challenges the Theories on the Global Increase in Jellyfish Population
International research, involving the participation of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), provides a new perspective on the jellyfish proliferation in world's oceans.
Geological Cycle Causes Biodiversity Boom and Busts Every 60 Million Years, Research Suggests
A mysterious cycle of booms and busts in marine biodiversity over the past 500 million years could be tied to a periodic uplifting of the world's continents, scientists report in the March issue of The Journal of Geology.
For Fish, Fear Smells Like Sugar
When one fish gets injured, the rest of the school takes off in fear, tipped off by a mysterious substance known as "Schreckstoff" (meaning "scary stuff" in German). Now, researchers reporting online on February 23 in the Cell Press journal Current Biology have figured out what that scary stuff is really made of.