Geothermal energy: Drilling a 3,000 meters deep well
Destabilizing the precarious equilibrium at depth with geothermal wells may reactivate the geological layers causing earthquakes. Researchers have studied the seismic activity linked to...
‘Rule breaking’ plants may be climate change survivors
Plants that break some of the 'rules' of ecology by adapting in unconventional ways may have a higher chance of surviving climate change, according...
Acid-loving microbe can improve understanding of past climate
Study of an 'extremophile' found in the hot springs of Yellowstone National Park can be used to help researchers understand climate change.
El Niño contributes to insect collapse in the Amazon
Hotter and drier El Niño events are having an alarming effect on biodiversity in the Amazon Rainforest and further add to a disturbing global...
Helping discover the diversity in soil
Microbiological communities reveal a great deal of information about the state of soils. A lot of research is being performed on this biodiversity at...
No clear path for golden rice to reach consumers
Heralded as a genetically modified crop with the potential to save millions of lives, Golden Rice has just been approved as safe for human...
Generalist diet helps invasive crayfish thrive where it’s introduced
An invasive species of crayfish that is taking over streams from Wisconsin to Maine might be successful because it's not a fussy eater, according...
Simple, solar-powered water desalination
A completely passive solar-powered desalination system could provide more than 1.5 gallons of fresh drinking water per hour for every square meter of solar...
Next generation of greenhouses may be fully solar powered
Many greenhouses could become energy neutral by using see-through solar panels to harvest energy - primarily from the wavelengths of light that plants don't...
Arctic ice melt is changing ocean currents
Using 12 years of satellite data, NASA scientists have measured how the influx of cold, fresh water is affecting the Beaufort Gyre, a major...
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