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Long-lasting electrical outages can lead to severe individual and societal impacts, including significant economic losses and even death. A set of companion papers found...
Sulfide-producing bacteria dominate hydraulically fractured oil, gas wells
The microbes inhabiting a hydraulically fractured shale formation produce toxic, corrosive sulfide through a poorly understood pathway, researchers report. The team's findings reveal that...
West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11,000 years seen in new study
Wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years, a new report explains. These new...
Costs of coal storage and its impact on disadvantaged communities
While the negative health and environmental effects of mining and burning coal are well documented, simply transporting and storing coal can also adversely affect...
Engineers find way to evaluate green roofs
Green infrastructure is an attractive concept, but there is concern surrounding its effectiveness. Researchers are using a mathematical technique traditionally used in earthquake engineering...
In the egg, American bullfrogs learn how to avoid becoming lunch
When exposed to potential predators as an embryo, the invasive American bullfrog becomes harder to kill when it becomes a tadpole, according to a new study.
Forgotten archives reveal street-level impact of 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake and tsunami
Repair petitions filed in the wake of the 1918 Puerto Rico earthquake and tsunami, stored and forgotten in the San Juan archives for nearly...
Sea shells for sale: A new source of sustainable biomaterials
Over 7 million tons of mollusc shells are discarded by the seafood industry each year as unwanted waste -- and the vast majority of...
Genetics may lie at the heart of crop yield limitation
You might think that plants grow according to how much nutrition, water and sunlight they are exposed to, but new research shows that the...
Announcing the discovery of a new mineral: Nataliyamalikite
In the harshest of environments in far-east Russia, scientists have discovered a new mineral, which could revolutionize the future of the mining industry.
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