Tracking seasonal and tidal effects on wastewater pollutants in the River Ganges
A new analysis of the River Ganges in West Bengal, India, highlights how wastewater flowing into the river impacts its water quality, and how...
‘Blue Blob’ near Iceland could slow glacial melting
A region of cooling water in the North Atlantic Ocean near Iceland, nicknamed the 'Blue Blob,' has likely slowed the melting of the island's...
Driving conservation efforts with DNA data
An international team of conservation experts has revealed how ancient and historical DNA (a/hDNA), such as genetic data from specimens stored in natural history...
Air chemistry data from South Korea field study puts models to the test
An international effort to measure air quality in South Korea, a region with complex sources of pollution, may provide new insights into the atmospheric...
Computer models show how crop production increases soil nitrous oxide emissions
A computer modeling study shows how the emissions of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide have increased from soils over the last century. The newly...
Climate change and extreme weather will have complex effects on disease transmission
Temperature fluctuations such as heatwaves can have very different effects on infection rates and disease outcomes depending on the average background temperature, says a...
Beset in mucus, coronavirus particles likely travel farther than once thought, study finds
A modeling study raises questions about how far droplets, like those that carry the virus that causes COVID-19, can travel before becoming harmless.
‘Freeze or flee’ reactions run in fish families
Families of fish tend to share similar reactions to stressful situations, new research shows.
Forgotten species ‘go extinct’ twice
New research explores the phenomenon of societal extinction. Societal extinction is the loss of species from our collective memory and attention. Species can disappear...
Accelerated ammonia synthesis holds promise for conversion of renewable energy
Scientists reveal a way to make ammonia from its constituent molecules of nitrogen and hydrogen at ambient pressure.
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