Study into global daily air pollution shows almost nowhere on Earth is safe
In a new study of daily ambient fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across the globe, a new study has found that only 0.18% of the...
Deforestation in the tropics linked to a reduction in rainfall
Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new research. People living in tropical forest communities have often...
The rediscovery of an ethereal fairy lantern brightly illuminates their mysterious past
After more than 30 years, botanists have rediscovered Thismia kobensis, a type of mysterious-looking rare plant commonly referred to as 'fairy lanterns'. Thismia kobensis...
Insect bite marks show first fossil evidence for plants’ leaves folding up at night
Plants can move in ways that might surprise you. Some of them even show 'sleep movements,' folding or raising their leaves each night before...
Researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology
People often associate Escherichia coli with contaminated food, but E. coli has long been a workhorse in biotechnology. Scientists have now demonstrated that the...
Novel air filter captures wide variety of pollutants
An air filter made out of corn protein instead of petroleum products can concurrently capture small particulates as well as toxic chemicals like formaldehyde...
Children’s lung capacity improved in cleaner air
As air pollution in Stockholm has decreased, so has the lung capacity of children and adolescents has improved, a new study reports. The researchers...
Sea stars able to consume kelp-eating urchins fast enough to protect kelp forests, research...
Researchers have provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star protects kelp forests along North America's Pacific Coast by preying...
Sea stars able to consume kelp-eating urchins fast enough to protect kelp forests, research...
Researchers have provided the first experimental evidence that a species of endangered sea star protects kelp forests along North America's Pacific Coast by preying...
A fifth of California’s Sierra Nevada conifer forests are stranded in habitats that have...
Researchers created maps showing where warmer weather has left trees in conditions that don't suit them, making them more prone to being replaced by...
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