Summer road trip finds small streams have big impacts on Great Lakes
While decades of monitoring and regulatory efforts have paid little attention to Lake Michigan's tiny tributaries, new research shows that they play an outsized...
Microplastics in groundwater (and our drinking water) present unknown risk
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Ancient lake contributed to past San Andreas fault ruptures
The San Andreas fault, which runs along the western coast of North America and crosses dense population centers like Los Angeles, California, is one...
Bridges with limb-inspired architecture can withstand earthquakes, cut repair costs
Structural damage to any of the nation's ailing bridges can come with a hefty price of billions of dollars in repairs. New bridge designs...
US corn crop’s growing sensitivity to drought revealed
New management approaches and technology have allowed the US. Corn Belt to increase yields despite some changes in climate. However, soil sensitivity to drought...
Land management in forest and grasslands: How much can we intensify?
Intensive land-use reduces beneficial effects of biodiversity on ecosystem services. It assessed the effects of land management on the links between biodiversity, ecosystem functions...
Powering the future: New insights into how alkali-metal doped flexible solar cells work
A group of scientists has discovered that the amount of alkali metal introduced into crystals of flexible thin-film solar cells influences the path that...
The uncertain future of the oceans
Marine food webs and biogeochemical cycles react very sensitively to the increase in carbon dioxide (CO2) - but the effects are far more complex...
Surprised researchers: Number of leopards in northern China on the rise
Most of the world's leopards are endangered and generally, the number of these shy and stunning cats is decreasing. However, according to a recent...
A molecular break for root growth
The dynamic change in root growth of plants plays an important role in their adjustment to soil conditions. Depending on the location, nutrients or...
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