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A study of the bacteria in the guts of three lemur species offers new insights into the role of diet in shaping these microbial...
Once they start composting, people find other ways to be ‘green’
Composting food scraps can prompt people to make other earth-friendly choices, new research has found. When one California city started a composting program to...
Dark fiber: Using sensors beneath our feet to tell us about earthquakes, water, and...
Scientists have shown for the first time that dark fiber -- the vast network of unused fiber-optic cables installed throughout the country and the...
Future arctic sea ice loss could dry out California
Arctic sea ice loss of the magnitude expected in the next few decades could impact California's rainfall and exacerbate future droughts, according to new...
Fish exposed to treated wastewater have altered behavior
Researchers have found that fish living downstream from a wastewater treatment plant showed changes to their normal behavior --- ones that made them vulnerable...
Warmed up and raring to go: What happens when a car starts in the...
During cold-start, a car engine emits far more particulate matter and other pollutants than during warm conditions. This is because a cold catalytic converter...
Hearing hybrid and electric vehicles while quieting noise pollution
Low-emission vehicles are considered too quiet for hearing-impaired pedestrians, so the European Union is mandating that they be equipped with acoustic vehicle alerting systems....
How ant colonies behave in different environments
A new article finds that some ant colonies defend more gallantly than others, revealing that colonies themselves may have personalities. Trees that have more...
Despite city tree benefits, California urban canopy cover per capita lowest in US
Trees in California communities are working overtime. From removing carbon dioxide and pollutants from the air, intercepting rainfall and increasing property values, California's 173.2...
Trickle-down is the solution (to the planetary core formation problem)
Scientists have long pondered how rocky bodies in the solar system -- including our own Earth -- got their metal cores. According to new...
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