Industrial sedimentation in the North Sea
Researchers investigated changes in pollutant levels in the North Sea over an interval time. The results showed that a diverse cocktail of chemicals has...
Corals can be ‘trained’ to tolerate heat stress
A new study found that corals that underwent a stressful temperature treatment in the laboratory for 90 days were more tolerant to increased water...
Native American shell ring villages may have been occupied then abandoned because of climate...
Mollusk shells at 4,000-year-old Native American shell ring villages indicate that environmental change may have driven the formation and abandonment of these coastal communities,...
Study reveals trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience to tropical cyclones
An international study of the impacts of 26 landfalling tropical cyclones reveals trade-offs between ecosystem resistance and resilience. The findings can help guide managers as...
Exposure to great outdoors boosted mental health during pandemic
New research has found that people who spent more time in green spaces reported less anxiety and depression during the first year of the...
New study reveals small-scale renewable energy sources could cause power failures
Renewable energy that feeds into the main power grid could destabilize the system and potentially cause power failures according to a new study.
Engineers reveal how to optimize processes for transforming sulfur in wastewater to valuable materials
Promising technologies for converting wastewater into drinkable water produce a chemical compound that can be toxic, corrosive and malodorous. An analysis of one possible...
Study maps stress changes around fault activated by hydraulic fracturing
Researchers were able to observe stress changes before and during an earthquake induced by hydraulic fracturing in Alberta, Canada, with the help of a...
Archaeologists discover innovative 40,000-year-old culture in China
When did populations of Homo sapiens first arrive in China and what happened when they encountered the Denisovans or Neanderthals who lived there? A...
Female chimpanzees avoid humans
Female chimpanzees are less likely than males to go near villages and farmland used by humans, new research shows.
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