Drinking water: Water solutions without a grain of salt
Researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide.
Putting the brakes on lateral root development
Biologists have discovered a cellular transporter that links two of the most powerful hormones in plant development -- auxin and cytokinin -- and shows...
What motivates people to join — and stick with — citizen science projects?
After more than 20 years, the UW's Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, or COASST, is itself the subject of scientific study. Social scientists...
How to restore a coral reef
New guidelines drafted by a consortium of concerned experts could enable corals to adapt to changing environments and help restore declining populations in the...
Air pollution in US associated with over 30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy
Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to research from Imperial College London and the...
Many Dallas-Fort Worth area faults have the potential to host earthquakes, new study finds
A study has found that the majority of faults underlying the Fort Worth Basin are as sensitive to changes in stress that could cause...
Climate changes faster than animals adapt
Although animals do commonly respond to climate change, such responses are in general insufficient to cope with the rapid pace of rising temperatures and...
Ozone threat from climate change
We know the recent extreme heat is something that we can expect more of as a result of increasing temperatures due to climate change....
100 days, 100 nights: Sensor network reveals telltale patterns in neighborhood air quality
Black carbon -- a contributor to global warming and a pollutant of concern to residents in urban areas -- can be difficult to track....
Monsoon rains have become more intense in the southwest in recent decades
Monsoon rain storms have become more intense in the southwestern United States in recent decades, according to a recent study. Monsoon rains -- highly...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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