Out of this world: Photosynthesis measured from space
In school, we learned that plants use sunlight to synthesize CO2 and water into products like carbohydrates. Now, a research team is finding another...
Electricity source determines benefits of electrifying China’s vehicles
Researchers have concluded air quality and public health benefits of EVs -- as well as their ability to reduce carbon emissions -- in China...
How icebergs really melt — and what this could mean for climate change
Iceberg melt is responsible for about half the fresh water entering the ocean from the Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets. Accurately modelling how it...
Breakthrough in the fight against spruce bark beetles
For the first time, a research team has mapped out exactly what happens when spruce bark beetles use their sense of smell to find...
Past earthquakes triggered large rockslides in the Eastern Alps
Geologists shed new light on a long-lasting debate about the trigger mechanism of large rockslides. Lake mud in two Alpine lakes in Tyrol reveal...
Can evolution be predicted?
Evolution adapts and optimizes organisms to their ecological niche. This could be used to predict how an organism evolves, but how can such predictions...
Quantum leaps in understanding how living corals survive
A new imaging technique has been developed to improve our ability to visualize and track the symbiotic interactions between coral and algae in response...
Luminescent windows generate energy from inside and out
Engineers design and build windowpanes that redirect sunlight or illumination from indoors to edge-band solar cells.
Despite sea-level rise risks, migration to some threatened coastal areas may increase
New research shows that migration to the coast could actually accelerate in some places like Bangladesh despite sea-level change, contradicting current assumptions.
Biologists devise new way to assess carbon in the ocean
A new study by USC scientists explains how marine microbes control the accumulation of carbon matter with important implications for global warming.