Scooting to a new era in active transportation
In recent years, shared electric scooters (e-scooters) have taken cities by storm. But how are people using this new mode of transportation? A new...
How triple-pane windows stop energy (and money) from flying out the window
Next generation triple-pane windows provide builders with lower cost options and help homeowners conserve energy, reduce noise, and lower home energy bills.
Rapid evolution fuels transcriptional plasticity in fish species to cope with ocean acidification
A research team has revealed the basis to variability across different fish species and uncovered that some species evolve more rapidly, providing them with...
Energy-harvesting wearable device made from recycled waste
Wearable devices could soon be entirely made of recycled waste materials -- and powered by human movement, thanks to a new energy-harvesting device.
Changes in air pollution linked with dry spells in Asia and summer heatwaves in...
Analysis of climate models finds aerosols from air pollution were far more important in influencing the Eurasian summer jet stream, which shapes Northern Hemisphere...
What explains our lower back pain? Anthropologists turn to Neanderthals for answers
Examining the spines of Neanderthals, an extinct human relative, may explain back-related ailments experienced by humans today, a team of anthropologists has concluded in...
Ensuring sustainable recreational fisheries in the face of social change
The observation that 'the fishing's not what it used to be' ranks up there with 'the one that got away' as a story that...
Rainfall strongly affects infectious Vibrio bacteria in Ala Wai Canal
In the Ala Wai Canal in Waikiki, Hawai'i, the abundance of Vibrio vulnificus, an infectious bacterium, is strongly influenced by the amount of rainfall...
Study of algae in Acadia National Park lakes shows recovery from acidification
Research shows that federal regulations to reduce human-caused sulfur in the atmosphere have aided in the recovery of algal ecosystems for two lakes in...
How the gut microbiome processes seaweed
A new study provides insights into how the microbiome processes seaweed, consumed in sushi and as a common food additive.
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