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...