Scientists estimate invasive insects will kill 1.4 million US street trees by 2050
A new study estimates that over the next 30 years, 1.4 million street trees will be killed by invasive insects, costing over 900 million...
New scoring scale tracks the harmful effects of salt pollution in freshwater streams and...
A new study sheds light on how salinization from winter road salt combined with other pollutants creates 'chemical cocktails' that can jeopardize the ecological...
‘Sky is not the limit’ for solar geoengineering
There are practical limits to the height at which aerosols may be deployed in the atmosphere to deflect incoming sunlight and countervail global warming....
Maternal lead exposures correlated with sex ratios of offspring
Higher lead levels in a mother's blood can increase the chance of her bearing male offspring, according to new research.
How to clean solar panels without water
Dust that accumulates on solar panels is a major problem, but washing the panels uses huge amounts of water. Engineers have now developed a...
Mirror image biomolecule helps marine sea squirts lose their tails
Researchers have found that D-serine, the structural mirror image of L-serine, regulates tissue migration in the marine organism Ciona during its juvenile-to-adult transformation. D-serine...
Stemming the tide of invasive species in Great Lakes
New research shows that a bi-national regulation targeting ships entering the Great Lakes since the mid-2000s has been remarkably effective in reducing a large...
Using ions to find molecules
When we think of ions, we usually think of single atoms that have lost or gained some electrons, but entire molecules can also become...
Chemical analysis reveals effects of wildfire smoke on grapes and wines
As wildfire season in the West grows in length and severity, it is taking a toll on the wine industry through the effects of...
All organisms produce methane
It is well known that methane, a greenhouse gas, is produced by special microorganisms, for example in the intestines of cows, or in rice...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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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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