Machine-learning earthquake prediction in lab shows promise
By listening to the acoustic signal emitted by a laboratory-created earthquake, a computer science approach using machine learning can predict the time remaining before...
Leaf sensors can tell farmers when crops need to be watered
Plant-based sensors that measure the thickness and electrical capacitance of leaves show great promise for telling farmers when to activate their irrigation systems, preventing...
Wolf behavior undeterred by tailings ponds and pit mines
New research shows that predation rates of moose have increased near areas of high human disturbance, but low human activity, such as tailings ponds...
Methane emissions tackled with gas-guzzling bacteria
Methane-oxidizing bacteria -- key organisms responsible for greenhouse gas mitigation -- are more flexible and resilient than previously thought, an international research has shown.
Conservation hindered by geographical mismatches between capacity, need
Geographical mismatches between conservation needs and expertise may hinder global conservation goals, new research suggests.
Century-old seal pelts reveal changes in Ross Sea ecosystem
Scientists sampled a pile of frozen pelts left in a hut by Antarctic explorers for Weddell seal tissue from a century ago, at the...
A new estimate of biodiversity on Earth
A new research article estimates there are about a thousand times more species than people thought existed, most of them bacteria.
Some birds better than others at adjusting to habitat degradation
Before habitat degradation begins to cause population declines, the first response by wildlife usually comes in the form of behavioral changes -- for example,...
Spectroscopy: Simple solution for soil sample
Traditional ways of analyzing soil texture are slow. Researchers have shown a new, high-tech method that is fast, cost-effective, and portable. This technique could...
NASA’s Lunar mission captures solar eclipse as seen from the moon
LRO captured an image of the Moon's shadow over a large region of the United States, centered just north of Nashville, Tennessee.
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