Ancient humans impact African island environment
Unguja Ukuu, an archaeological settlement located on the Zanzibar Archipelago in Tanzania, was a key port of trade in the Indian Ocean by the...
Freshwater from thin air
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Elephant seal’s map sense tells them when to head ‘home’
Each year, pregnant female elephant seals take an approximately 240-day trek over 10,000 kilometers across the Eastern North Pacific Ocean before returning to their...
New, nature-inspired concepts for turning CO2 into clean fuels
Researchers have developed an efficient concept to turn carbon dioxide into clean, sustainable fuels, without any unwanted by-products or waste.
Gas flares tied to premature deaths
Engineers suggest that flaring of natural gas at oil and gas fields in the United States, primarily in North Dakota and Texas, contributed to...
Mystery solved about the origin of the 30,000-year-old Venus of Willendorf
The almost 11 cm high figurine from Willendorf is one of the most important examples of early art in Europe. It is made of...
Seismic study reveals key reason why Patagonia is rising as glaciers melt
Geologists have discovered a link between recent ice mass loss, rapid rock uplift and a gap between tectonic plates that underlie Patagonia.
A slow-motion section of the San Andreas fault may not be so harmless after...
The central section of the great fault spanning California, thought to be creeping along harmlessly at the moment, has experienced big quakes in the...
Graphene sensor rapidly detects opioid metabolites in wastewater
An atom-thick sheet of graphene is the basis of a new, penny-sized sensor that can quickly and efficiently detect and measure opioid byproducts in...
New model may improve San Francisco Bay Area, U.S., seismic hazard maps
Using the Santa Cruz Mountains as a natural laboratory, researchers have built a 3D tectonic model that clarifies the link between earthquakes and mountain...
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