Article on microplastic particles to be retracted
The research article on consumption of microplastics by larval fish that was reported for misconduct in research will be retracted from the journal Science....
Researchers analyze what a warming planet means for mosquito-borne diseases
A new analysis reveals that the ideal temperature for the spread of mosquito-born diseases like dengue, chikungunya and Zika is 29 degrees C. This...
Keeping cool in the summer leads to increased air pollution
As the weather warms, so does the use of air conditioners. But running these devices requires power plants to ratchet up electricity production, causing...
Tighter building controls needed to achieve government global warming targets
Thousands of new homes, schools and offices may be using much more energy than they should, and the reason is rather unexpected, according to...
New look at satellite data questions scale of China’s afforestation success
China has invested massive resources into halting and reversing tree cover loss. However, 'planting trees is not the same as gaining forests.' It is...
Holy chickens: Did Medieval religious rules drive domestic chicken evolution?
Chickens were domesticated from Asian jungle fowl around 6,000 years ago. Since domestication they have acquired a number of traits that are valuable to...
Flexible, organic and biodegradable: Researchers develop new wave of electronics
A new semiconductor is as flexible as skin and easily degradable, report scientists. It could have diverse medical and environmental applications, without adding to...
Wastewater injection rates may have been key to Oklahoma’s largest earthquake
Changes to the rate of wastewater injection in disposal wells may have contributed to conditions that led to last year's Pawnee earthquake in Oklahoma,...
Not even the Himalayas are immune to traffic smog
Researchers find evidence of truck pollution in one of the most remote corners of the planet: the Himalayas.
Geologists use radioactive clock to document longest earthquake record
Using radioactive elements trapped in crystallized, cream-colored 'veins' in New Mexican rock, geologists have peered back in time more than 400,000 years to illuminate...
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