Preadolescents exposed to high levels of air pollution in their first years of life...

Higher exposure to air pollution is associated with higher functional brain connectivity among several brain regions in preadolescents, while exposure to traffic noise was...

Superfood for Mesozoic herbivores?

The long-necked, big bodied sauropod dinosaurs comprise some of the largest terrestrial vertebrates to walk the earth. These behemoths were herbivores that survived solely...

Sesame yields stable in drought conditions

Research shows adding sesame to cotton-sorghum crop rotations is possible in west Texas.

Stable perovskite LEDs one step closer

Researchers have developed a perovskite light-emitting diode (LED) with both high efficiency and long operational stability.

Competition for shrinking groundwater

Groundwater, which has been used to irrigate crops, satiate livestock and quench thirst in general for thousands of years, continues to be a vital...

Extent of human encroachment into world’s protected areas revealed

Largest study yet to compare protected with 'matched' unprotected land finds 'significantly higher' increases in human pressure -- primarily through agriculture -- in protected...

Genetically-enhanced biocontrols can help fight large invasive mammals, study finds

Genome engineering using CRISPR offers novel solutions for controlling invasive alien species, but its efficiency for eradicating harmful vertebrates is yet to be tested....

Lassa virus endemic area may expand dramatically in coming decades

New analysis finds that climate change and other factors could soon make deadly Lassa fever a much bigger public health problem in Africa.

The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact

US cats and dogs cause 25-30 percent of the environmental impact of meat consumption in this country. The nation's 163 million cats and dogs...

Blue-green algae promises to help boost food crop yields

Scientists have engineered tiny carbon-capturing engines from blue-green algae into plants, in a breakthrough that promises to help boost the yields of important food...

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The U.S. wind industry now employs more than 100,000 people.

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A $10bn clean energy programme launched at the Paris climate talks “by Africa, for Africa” is in turmoil after interventions by the EU and France.In a...