Noble false widow spider found preying on pygmy shrew
Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in...
Noble false widow spider found preying on pygmy shrew
Scientists have published the first record of a noble false widow spider feeding on a pygmy shrew, a species of tiny mammal protected in...
Enhanced arsenic detection in water, food, soil
Scientists fabricate sensitive nanostructured silver surfaces to detect arsenic, even at very low concentrations. The sensors make use of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy: As a...
Scientists engineer a ‘self-charging’ electrostatic face mask for prolonged air filtration, reducing the environmental...
Researchers have engineered an electrostatic face mask that can 'self-charge' through the user's breathing and continuously replenish its electrostatic charge as the user wears...
Air pollution linked with blood pressure in London teens
In a new analysis involving adolescents living in London, exposure to higher levels of the pollutant nitrogen dioxide was associated with lower systolic blood...
Voiceless frog discovered in Tanzania
Researchers discovered a new species of frog in Africa that has an unusual trait: it's completely silent. The Ukaguru spiny-throated reed frog does not...
Nematodes can help us detect indoor air impurities
Good quality indoor air is crucial to our well-being, while impurities in the air can compromise our working capacity and health. Researchers have developed...
China’s stricter clean heating policies may have saved thousands of lives
China's stricter clean heating policies have improved air quality in northern China, particularly in Beijing and surrounding cities -- potentially reducing 23,000 premature deaths...
Ancestral variation guides future environmental adaptations
The speed of environmental change is very challenging for wild organisms. When exposed to a new environment individual plants and animals can potentially adjust...
Discovery advances biofuel crop that could curb dependence on fossil fuel
Researchers have solved a puzzle that could help switchgrass realize its full potential as a low-cost, sustainable biofuel crop and curb our dependence on...
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