Treating wastewater with ozone could convert pharmaceuticals into toxic compounds
With water scarcity intensifying, wastewater treatment and reuse are gaining popularity. But some methods for killing microbes in wastewater create disinfection byproducts (DBPs) that...
Size matters! What drives zoo attendance and how does footfall impact conservation?
Conserving species in the wild remains the gold standard but there is an increasing relevance and importance to the role played by the thousands...
Lasers etch a ‘perfect’ solar energy absorber
Researchers demonstrate how laser etching of metallic surfaces creates the ''perfect solar energy absorber.'' This not only enhances energy absorption from sunlight, but also...
Peeking at the plumbing of one of the Aleutian’s most-active volcanoes
A new approach to analyzing seismic data reveals deep vertical zones of low seismic velocity in the plumbing system underlying Alaska's Cleveland volcano, one...
Wasps’ gut microbes help them — and their offspring — survive pesticides
Exposure to the widely used pesticide atrazine leads to heritable changes in the gut microbiome of wasps, finds a new study. Additionally, the altered...
Wildfires increase winter snowpack — but that isn’t necessarily a good thing
Wildfires are altering ecosystems globally as they change in frequency, size, and severity. In unburned forests, snow has been shown to accumulate more in...
All things considered, wooden pallets are more eco-friendly than plastic pallets
Weighing in on a debate that has raged for decades, researchers, after conducting a series of ultra-detailed comparisons, have declared that shipping pallets made...
Deep learning accurately forecasts heat waves, cold spells
Using an advanced form of deep learning, researchers created a computer system that learned how to accurately predict extreme weather events, like heat waves,...
Feeding bluebirds helps fend off parasites
If you feed the birds in your backyard, you may be doing more than just making sure they have a source of food: you...
How cells respond appropriately in harsh environments arising from global warming
Under severe environmental stresses such as high temperature, dryness and high salination, cells survive by responding appropriately through elaborate mechanisms, according to new cell...
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