Waterfalls offer insights into how rivers shape their surrounds
The amount of water flowing through a river has little influence over long-term changes to its course and the surrounding landscape, research into waterfalls...
Shifting tundra vegetation spells change for arctic animals
For nearly two decades, scientists have noted dramatic changes in arctic tundra habitat. Researchers set out to discover what could be behind the changes.
Where fresh is cool in Bay of Bengal
Each summer, the South Asian monsoon transforms parts of India from semi-arid into lush green lands able to support farming. The annual infusion of...
Environmental exposures more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics
Researchers have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry. The...
How a fish species in Lake Tanganyika works together to secure additional food sources
A tiny striped fish called Neolamprologus obscurus only found in Lake Tanganyika in Zambia excavates stones to create shelter and increase the abundance of...
Enhanced weathering of rocks can help to pull CO2 out of the air —...
Weathering of huge amounts of tiny rocks could be a means to reduce the greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. While this is normally a...
Green spaces in cities help control floods, store carbon
A new study shows that urban green spaces like backyards, city parks and golf courses contribute substantially to the ecological fabric of our cities...
Chemistry for a sustainable planet
Chemists have developed a highly selective catalyst capable to reduce carbon dioxide to carbon monoxide. The carbon monoxide can subsequently be used to develop...
Photosynthesis originated a billion years earlier than we thought, study shows
The earliest oxygen-producing microbes may not have been cyanobacteria. Ancient microbes may have been producing oxygen through photosynthesis a billion years earlier than we...
Untapped gold mine is lost from end-of-life vehicles
Vast quantities of scarce metals are being lost from Europe's urban mine of vehicles, including 20 tonnes of gold each year – and the...
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