Turning old coffee waste into cleaner biofuels
Future Americano, cappuccino and latte drinkers could help produce the raw material for a greener biofuel that would reduce our reliance on diesel from...
Climate change could increase ER visits for allergy-related asthma
More children could wind up in hospital emergency rooms suffering from allergy-induced asthma if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise and cause longer oak...
New method can selectively remove micropollutants from water
Engineers have developed a new way to get toxic micropollutants, including pesticides and pharmaceuticals, out of water.
As heat index climbs, emergency visits, deaths rise in New England
New research shows that New Englanders are susceptible to serious health effects even when the heat index is below 100, a finding that has...
Proving Einstein right using the most sensitive Earth rotation sensors ever made
Einstein's theory of gravity predicts that a rotating body, such as Earth, partially drags inertial frames along with its rotation. Scientists suggest a novel...
New robotic fish for environmental monitoring
Researchers are developing a bio-inspired robot equipped with special chemical sensors able to detect the pH of water.
Rising temperatures threaten stability of Tibetan alpine grasslands
A warming climate could affect the stability of alpine grasslands in Asia's Tibetan Plateau, threatening the ability of farmers and herders to maintain the...
Significant increase of invasive seaweed changing sea habitat
Walking along the beaches of New England, it's easy to spot large amounts of fine red seaweed clogging the coastline, the result of sweeping...
Mosquito-borne viruses like Zika may be spread at lower temperatures, potentially expanding impact
Transmission of mosquito-borne diseases, such as Zika, occur at lower temperatures than previously thought, a recently released study shows. The study used data to...
Dingo fence study shows dingo extermination leads to poorer soil
A comparison of conditions in the outback on either side of Australia's dingo fence has revealed that extermination of these apex predators not only...
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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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