New green technology generates electricity ‘out of thin air’
Electrical engineers and microbiologists have created a device they call an 'Air-gen.' or air-powered generator, with electrically conductive protein nanowires produced by the microbe...
Systems analysis for a new Arctic
A major new report highlights new and emerging policy trends in the Arctic, a region on the front lines of climate change, geopolitics, and...
How learning about fish can help us save the Amazon rainforest
They might not be as popular as jaguars and parrots, but fish hold the key to lots of the Amazon rainforest's secrets. Studying the...
To help wildlife move, researchers map both natural and legal boundaries
Researchers have developed a way to find the path of least resistance in creating wildlife corridors by mapping not only habitat but also the...
Major study shows climate change can cause abrupt impacts on dryland ecosystems
A study finds for the first time that as levels of aridity increase due to climate change, abrupt changes are experienced on dryland ecosystems.
Unique reproductive trait for seagrass
New research reveals that species of the seagrass genus Posidonia have evolved a remarkable adaptation for ocean survival: a winged seed whose shape harnesses...
Air pollution’s tiny particles may trigger nonfatal heart attacks
Scientists have found that even a few hours' exposure to ambient ultrafine particles common in air pollution may potentially trigger a nonfatal heart attack.
Hydropower dams cool rivers in the Mekong River basin, satellites show
Using 30 years of satellite data, researchers discovered that within one year of the opening of a major dam in the Mekong River basin,...
The Antarctica factor: Model uncertainties reveal upcoming sea level risk
Within this century already, due to Antarctica alone global sea level might rise up to three times as much as it did in the...
NASA flights detect millions of Arctic methane hotspots
In a new study, scientists with NASA's Arctic Boreal Vulnerability Experiment (ABoVE) used planes equipped with the Airborne Visible Infrared Imaging Spectrometer -- Next...
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