A Malaysian spider, one of the small predators found in our study to be most affected by habitat loss. Credit: Tim Newbold Researchers Analyzed Over…
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Used in refrigeration and HVAC systems around the world, current cooling technology has plateaued in both efficiency and environmental impact. An international research team led…
Mussels are listed in the top 13 non-native species which could invade the Antarctic Peninsula. Credit: David Barnes @BAS A new study identifies the non-native…
[embedded content] Ferocious bushfires have been sweeping across Australia since September, fueled by record-breaking temperatures, drought, and wind. The country has always experienced fires, but…
(Click image for full view.) This Copernicus Sentinel-3 image shows smoke pouring from numerous fires in New South Wales on January 3, 2020. Credit: Contains…
Japanese Serow. Credit: UGA Nearly a decade after the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan, researchers from the University of Georgia have found that wildlife populations…
A new study led by Simon Fraser University’s Dean of Science, Prof. Paul Kench, has discovered new evidence of sea-level variability in the central Indian…
Adult American coots are mostly black and gray, but their chicks sport bright orange and red coloring. Credit: Bruce Lyon The bright colors of the…
Plastics are essential for making many different components of electronic and electrical products, including phones, computers, TVs, vacuum cleaners, hairdryers, and household appliances. About 20%…
Black-grass at a medium level in winter wheat field. Credit: Helen Hicks Scientists from international conservation charity ZSL (Zoological Society of London) have for the…
A small-scale device, seen here, was used in the lab to demonstrate the effectiveness of the new shockwave-based system for removing radioactive contaminants from the…
This is a NASA image showing the ozone hole at its maximum extent for 2015. Credit: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center The Montreal Protocol, an…
Scientists from Trinity College Dublin have created a suite of new biological sensors by chemically re-engineering pigments to act like tiny Venus flytraps. The sensors…
Smog-eating graphene composite reduces atmospheric pollution. Credit: Marys_Photos; Pixabay Graphene Flagship partners the University of Bologna, Politecnico di Milano, CNR, NEST, Italcementi HeidelbergCement Group, the…
Sea turtle equipped with an animal-borne sensor. Credit: Miquel Gomila/SOCIB Sharks, penguins, turtles and other seagoing species could help humans monitor the oceans by transmitting…
International study quantified and characterized charcoal and soot produced by incomplete burning of trees and transported by river to the Atlantic. Besides swathes of destroyed…
Adjusting the water flow rate in a river can prevent invasive species from moving upstream and expanding their range. An applied mathematician at UT has…
The fate of emperor penguins is largely tied to sea ice, making them particulary vulnerable to warming. Credit: Stephanie Jenouvrier, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Emperor…
A new global assessment shows that human impacts have greatly reduced plant-fungus symbioses, which play a key role in sequestering carbon in soils. Restoring these…
The bigger the fish, in this instance a lake trout, the greater the accumulation of methylmercury in the filets of the fish. All five Great…