Long-term consequences for Europe’s climate ambitions when the EU turns off Russian gas
Have the European climate ambitions been put back by the war in Ukraine? New research shows that the very high gas prices currently experienced...
A paper battery with water switch
A team of researchers has developed a water-activated disposable paper battery. The researchers suggest that it could be used to power a wide range...
White egret orchid evolved frilly petal to support pollinator hawkmoth
Botanists suggest that the frilly lip of the white egret orchid evolved as a stabilizer for the hawkmoth while it pollinates the plant, resulting...
No ‘Safe Space’ for 12 key ocean species on North American West Coast
New research warns that climate impacts will significantly affect twelve economically and culturally important species that make their home in the California Current marine...
New bioremediation material to clean up ‘forever chemicals’
A novel bioremediation technology for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, chemical pollutants that threaten human health and ecosystem sustainability, has been...
Listening to the people results in a more sustainable future energy system
By taking into account the demographics and preferences of US racial groups, clarified through a nationally representative survey of 3,000 US residents, researchers have...
Where you live can affect your ability to conceive, study finds
People who live in socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods are about 20 percent less likely to conceive in any given menstrual cycle compared with people living...
Climate change could be making it harder for seabirds to catch fish
Researchers have found that that cloudier waters, caused in part by climate change, is making it harder for seabirds to catch fish.
A window of opportunity for methane to slip by nature’s filters
Warmer oceans can lead to large amounts of methane being released from the seabeds, which may amplify climate warming. A new study develops a...
New Antarctic study shows levels of ‘forever chemicals’ reaching the remote continent have been...
New evidence from Antarctica shows that toxic 'fluorinated forever chemicals' have increased markedly in the remote environment in recent decades and scientists believe CFC-replacements...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
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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