Biotechnologists look to bacteria in extremely cold environments for ‘green’ detergents
Despite subzero temperatures, increased UV radiation, little liquid water, and few available nutrients, bacteria living at Earth's poles thrive. They manage it thanks in...
Chemists develop a simple, easy-to-use method to break down pollutants in water
Chemists have found out how stubborn pollutants in water can be disintegrated easily and cost-effectively. To do so researchers only need a green LED...
Giant viruses may play an intriguing role in evolution of life on Earth
A virus may have influenced the evolution of multicellular life. Biologist have found a virus family that has a similar set of genes as...
Phosphate rock an effective fertilizer in Kenya
Farming in western Kenya is challenging, to put it mildly. Although farmers can cycle two full crops in a single year, extremely poor soils...
Vehicle-to-grid technology tested in ‘home laboratory’
Tests start to establish baseline benefits of electric cars linking to home energy supply. Scientists are testing the potential of electric cars to supplement...
Rainforest collapse 307 million years ago impacted the evolution of early land vertebrates
Researchers have discovered that the mass extinction seen in plant species caused by the onset of a drier climate 307 million years ago led...
Changes in mouse breast tissue after exposure to fracking chemicals
Environmental scientists report that they observed changes in mammary gland development of female mice exposed during early development to the chemicals used in unconventional...
China’s need to turn milk green
Historically, China consumed little milk but increasing prosperity has lifted consumption more than 25 times over the past five decades, making the country the...
No volcanic winter in East Africa from ancient Toba eruption
The Toba supereruption on the island of Sumatra about 74,000 years ago did not cause a six-year-long 'volcanic winter' in East Africa and thereby...
Emerald ash borer: How cities and towns can prepare for invasion
In Pennsylvania, where emerald ash borer has been present since 2007, municipalities have found successful ash-management plans under guidance of the state's Department of...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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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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