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When fish like this netted cod are exposed to mercury, it accumulates in certain organs, including the lenses of their eyes. Yvette Heimbrand

The lenses of fishes’ eyes record their lifetime exposure to toxic mercury, new research finds

A new study shows that a time stamp can be put on mercury that accumulates in fish eyes, offering a window into their lifetime exposure.
La evolución no tienen ningún punto final en mente. Uncle Leo/Shutterstock

Si la evolución no avanza en línea recta, ¿por qué dibujarla de esa manera?

Si nos creemos las representaciones gráficas de la evolución de las especies que muestran carteles, ilustraciones y camisetas podríamos pensar que avanza como un desfile ordenado hacia una meta predeterminada. Pero no es así.
Evolution has no final endpoint in mind. Uncle Leo/Shutterstock.com

Evolution doesn’t proceed in a straight line – so why draw it that way?

If you go by editorial cartoons and T-shirts, you might have the impression that evolution proceeds as an orderly march toward a preordained finish line. But that’s not right at all.
Perubahan iklim dapat memperparah stres spesies seperti ikan kod Atlantik yang telah terancam akibat penangkapan berlebih. Vladimir Wrangel/Shutterstock

Bagaimana perubahan iklim berdampak pada ikan laut? Petunjuknya ada di dalam telinga mereka

Banyak orang mungkin terkejut ketika mengetahui bahwa ikan memiliki telinga, terlebih lagi ketika mengetahui pada beberapa kasus, ikan memiliki indera pendengaran yang tajam.
Climate change could further stress species such as Atlantic cod that already are threatened by overfishing. Vladimir Wrangel/Shutterstock

How is climate change affecting fishes? There are clues inside their ears

Tiny calcified formations inside fishes’ ears can be used to trace a fish’s life history – and potentially, how climate change has affected its growth and development.
Nearly a year after Hurricane Maria, water is still not restored to all of Puerto Rico. Reuters/Alvin Baez

Harvesting rain could help Caribbean countries keep the water on after hurricanes

Many countries collect and store rainwater for use during drought or dry seasons. But this technique is rarely used in the Caribbean, where hurricanes can leave people without water for months.
Untuk sebuah megapolitan, Tokyo begitu kaya dengan pepohonan. gillyberlin/flickr

Ini jumlah uang yang dihemat sebuah kota ketika pohon ditanam

Di dunia yang semakin urban, pohon bisa memberikan perbedaan besar. Sebuah penelitian menemukan bahwa untuk setiap dollar yang diinvestasikan ketika menanam pohon akan memberi keuntungan $2,50
For a megacity, Tokyo is rich in trees. gillyberlin/flickr

We calculated how much money trees save for your city

In an increasingly urban world, trees can make a major difference. One study found that, for every dollar invested in planting, megacities saw a $2.50 return on their investment.
Plant worker at Gorham Paper & Tissue, Gorham, New Hampshire, 2015. Erikabarker/Wikipedia

Is the paper industry getting greener? 5 questions answered

Pulp and paper production is a major industry with a large environmental footprint. Recently, though, paper companies have worked to reduce pollution and promote sustainable forestry and recycling.
Ethanol made from corn goes into our gas tanks. Now refiners who pay for the subsidy are complaining of rising costs. armydre2008/flickr

Who should pay for our corn ethanol policy – Big Oil or gas stations?

A fight’s breaking out over who should pay subsidies for corn ethanol, and it is consumers who may end up paying for any changes.
We need other species to survive for the services they provide and the knowledge they can share. Global Environment Facility

Why we need a ‘moon shot’ to catalogue the Earth’s biodiversity

The presidential candidates should be talking about exploring and cataloguing our biosphere, which holds vital clues for how humanity should navigate the future.
A White House proposal to tax crude oil would address the U.S.’s perennially underfunded highway maintenance program. scottummy/flickr

How should America fund its highways in the 21st century?

Obama’s proposal to add $10 tax to crude oil raises the thorny question of whether the U.S. can continue to fund its highway infrastructure with a fuel tax that hasn’t changed since 1993.
Before there was E10, in the 1970s there was ‘gasohol,’ another name for gasoline that had been blended with ethanol. eklektikos/flickr

Corn ethanol: the rise and fall of a political force

Ted Cruz opposes subsidies for biofuels and still managed to win in ethanol-friendly Iowa. Is corn ethanol starting to lose its political clout?
A solar array goes up in New York. Is this the best place to locate solar, given the relatively clean New York state grid? Lucas Braun

To cut emissions faster, U.S. should ditch tax credit-based subsidies for renewable energy

The wind and solar industries scored a huge win by getting extended tax credits, but research shows this isn’t the best policy for lowering emissions through renewable energy.

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