Giving rural Indians what they want increases demand for cookstoves
Adopting common business practices, such as robust supply chains, market analysis and rebates, can increase the adoption of improved cookstoves by as much as...
Resilience of Yellowstone’s forests tested by unprecedented fire
Researchers describe what happens when Yellowstone -- adapted to recurring fires every 100 to 300 years -- instead burns twice in fewer than 30...
Professor rethinks living spaces for refugee camps
New technologies have made the world smaller. A professor of interior architecture asks how architects respond to shifting perspectives of space for displaced people.
Better understanding of the effect of melting ice sheets: Experts weigh in
Using a technique called structured expert judgment, researchers asked 22 ice sheet experts to estimate plausible ranges for future sea level rise due to...
Reverse-engineered computer model provides new insights into larval behavior
Scientists have developed a new approach to describe the behaviors of microscopic marine larvae, which will improve future predictions of how they disperse and...
Hyperspectral camera captures wealth of data in an instant
Scientists and engineers develop a portable spectrometer able to capture far more data much quicker than other fiber-based systems. The TuLIPSS camera will be...
Counter-intuitive climate change solution
A seemingly counterintuitive approach -- converting one greenhouse gas into another -- holds promise for returning the atmosphere to pre-industrial concentrations of methane, a...
Preparing low-income communities for hurricanes begins with outreach
Governments seeking to help their most vulnerable residents prepare for hurricanes and other disasters should create community-based information campaigns ahead of time, according to...
How Earth’s mantle is like a Jackson Pollock painting
New research paints an intricate picture of Earth's mantle as a geochemically diverse mosaic, far different from the relatively uniform lavas that eventually reach...
The return of the wolves
Researchers examine global strategies for dealing with predators.
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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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