Global warming kills gut bacteria in lizards
Climate change could threaten reptiles by reducing the number of bacteria living in their guts, new research suggests.
Installing solar to combat national security risks in the power grid
Power grid vulnerabilities are one of the most prevalent national security threats. The technical community calls for building up grid resiliency using distributed energy...
Poor overall environmental quality linked to elevated cancer rates
Nationwide, counties with the poorest quality across five domains -- air, water, land, the built environment and sociodemographic -- had the highest incidence of...
Tillage farming damaging earthworm populations
The digging, stirring and overturning of soil by conventional ploughing in tillage farming is severely damaging earthworm populations around the world, say scientists. The...
Scottish badgers highlight the complexity of species responses to environmental change
In a new study researchers have found that although warmer weather should benefit badger populations, the predicted human population increase in the Scottish highlands...
New technology generates power from polluted air
Researchers have succeeded in developing a process that purifies air and, at the same time, generates power. The device must only be exposed to...
Scientists track porpoises to assess impact of offshore wind farms
A new study is the first in a series to understand how marine mammals like porpoises, whales, and dolphins may be impacted by the...
New theory on how Earth’s crust was created
Conventional theory holds that all of the early Earth's crustal ingredients were formed by volcanic activity. Now, however, earth scientists have published a theory...
Growth of East Antarctic Ice Sheet was less than previously suggested
Scientists have known for over a decade that the West Antarctic Ice Sheet has been losing mass and contributing to sea level rise.
Antarctic study shows central ice sheet is stable since milder times
Central parts of Antarctica's ice sheet have been stable for millions of years, from a time when conditions were considerably warmer than now, research...
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