Researchers detect fluoride in water with new simple color change test
Environmental contaminants like fluoride, lead and pesticides exist all around and even within us. While researchers have simple ways to measure concentrations of such...
Climate warming reduces organic carbon burial beneath oceans
An international team of scientists painstakingly gathered data from more than 50 years of seagoing scientific drilling missions to conduct a first-of-its-kind study of...
Map of ancient ocean ‘dead zones’ could predict future locations, impacts
Researchers have created a map of oceanic 'dead zones' that existed during the Pliocene epoch, when the Earth's climate was two to three degrees...
Climate impact labels on sample fast food menu had strong effect on food selection
A new study has found that including climate impact labels on a sample fast food menu influenced participants' food choices in favor of more...
‘Jumping genes’ help fungus kill salamanders
A fungus that infects salamanders contains multiple copies of the same 'jumping genes', scientists have discovered.
Over 330 fish species — up to 35 new to science — found in...
The number of fish species recorded in Madidi National Park and Natural Integrated Management Area (PNANMI), Bolivia has doubled to a staggering 333 species...
Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power
A new kind of solar panel has achieved 9% efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen--mimicking a crucial step in natural photosynthesis. Outdoors,...
The adverse health effects of disaster-related trauma
A new study has found that individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds are more likely to experience disaster-related home loss, and they are also more likely...
A step towards solar fuels out of thin air
Chemical engineers have invented a solar-powered artificial leaf, built on a novel electrode which is transparent and porous, capable of harvesting water from the...
Scientists develop a cool new method of refrigeration
Researchers have developed a new kind of heating and cooling method that they have named the ionocaloric refrigeration cycle. They hope the technique will...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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