Northern forest fires could accelerate climate change
New research shows that the global models used to project how Earth's climate will change in the future underestimate the impact of forest fires...
Wasps are valuable for ecosystems, economy and human health (just like bees)
Wasps deserve to be just as highly valued as other insects, like bees, due to their roles as predators, pollinators, and more, according to...
Cave deposits reveal Pleistocene permafrost thaw, absent predicted levels of CO2 release
Expanding the study of prehistoric permafrost thawing to North America, researchers found evidence in mineral deposits from caves in Canada that permafrost thawing took...
Defect that limits hybrid perovskites solar-cell performance identified
Researchers have uncovered a major cause of limitations to efficiency in a new generation of solar cells.
Icebreaker’s cyclone encounter reveals faster sea ice decline
An icebreaker unexpectedly in the path of an Arctic cyclone allowed researchers to unravel why sea ice declines during and after a cyclone. For...
Extent of human impact on the world’s plant-life revealed
Research has shed new light on the impact of humans on Earth's biodiversity. The findings suggest that the rate of change in an ecosystem's...
Lightning and subvisible discharges produce molecules that clean the atmosphere
Lightning bolts break apart nitrogen and oxygen molecules in the atmosphere and create reactive chemicals that affect greenhouse gases. Now, a team of atmospheric...
Exploiting plants’ ability to ‘tell the time’ to make food production more sustainable
Plant scientists say circadian clock genes, which enable plants to measure daily and seasonal rhythms, should be targeted in agriculture and crop breeding for...
New optical hydrogen sensors eliminate risk of sparking
A new study documents an inexpensive, spark-free, optical-based hydrogen sensor that is more sensitive -- and faster -- than previous models.
Combining solar panels and lamb grazing increases land productivity, study finds
Land productivity could be greatly increased by combining sheep grazing and solar energy production on the same land, according to new research.
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