Atmospheric aerosol formation from biogenic vapors is strongly affected by air pollutants
According to a recent study, air pollution not only affects air quality, but it also changes the pathways along which new particles are formed...
Plants’ defense against insects is a bouquet
Researchers have revealed how the mixture of chemical weapons deployed by plants keeps marauding insects off base better than a one-note defense. This insight...
Megacity traffic soot contributes to global warming
Soot from road traffic in emerging countries can reach high altitudes, where it can be transported over long distances and thus contributes to global...
Researchers shine new light on disease-spreading mosquitoes
Physicists are now exploring laser-based technology traditionally used for studying conditions in the atmosphere -- such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) -- to...
Scientists identify 66 alien species that pose greatest threat to European biodiversity
Scientists have identified 66 alien plant and animal species, not yet established in the European Union, that pose the greatest potential threat to biodiversity...
Professor models system using baking soda filled capsules to capture CO2 emissions
Coal and natural gas represent the majority of the US energy supply. Even with pollution controls, burning these fossil fuels for energy releases a...
Students around the globe collect quality, eye-opening research data on mammals
Researchers are running a large-scale camera-trap study called eMammal, recently enlisted the help of K-12 students from 28 schools and four countries -- the...
Copenhagen’s famous rooftop farm may have to close because it has no parking
And we think that the city is so progressive, yet they can't seem to figure this out.
How plants can generate electricity to power LED light bulbs
Researchers have discovered that living plants are literally 'green' power source: they can generate, by a single leaf, more than 150 Volts, enough to...
Transformed: The plant whose sex life fascinated Charles Darwin
Researchers have genetically transformed the Common Primrose (Primula vulgaris) for the first time in a development that could shed light on one of the...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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