Underwater surveys in Emerald Bay reveal the nature and activity of Lake Tahoe faults

Emerald Bay, California, a beautiful location on the southwestern shore of Lake Tahoe, is surrounded by rugged landscape, including rocky cliffs and remnants of...

Tiny song bird makes record migration

The bird's trek between its breeding grounds in the central and western boreal forest of North America and its winter home in the Amazon...

Speeding the development of fusion power to create unlimited energy on Earth

A detailed examination of the challenges and tradeoffs in the development of a compact fusion facility with high-temperature superconducting magnets.

First Anatolian farmers were local hunter-gatherers that adopted agriculture

An international team has analyzed eight prehistoric individuals, including the first genome-wide data from a 15,000-year-old Anatolian hunter-gatherer, and found that the first Anatolian...

Cost-effective method for hydrogen fuel production process

Researchers have identified an inexpensive way to boost the efficiency of a process used to create hydrogen, a clean, renewable fuel.

People choose healthy and sustainable lunches if given the green light

People are likely to choose healthier and more sustainable canteen meals if they are labelled with a traffic light system, according to new research.

‘Insectageddon’ is ‘alarmist by bad design’: Scientists point out the study’s major flaws

Researchers in Finland have published a response to a recent scientific review predicting that as a result of an ongoing rapid decline, nearly half...

When development and conservation clash in the Serengeti

New or upgraded roads in the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem around Serengeti National Park will not reduce growing pressure on the ecosystem, a study shows.

Floodplain forests under threat

Researchers warn of the effects of summer drought and competition for ground water.

Making xylitol and cellulose nanofibers from paper paste

The ecological bio-production of xylitol and cellulose nanofibers from material produced by the paper industry has been achieved. This discovery could contribute to the...

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