Restoring canals shown as cost-efficient way to reverse wetland loss

Scientists have determined a cost-effective way to prevent coastal erosion and protect Louisiana's wetlands.They propose a simple and inexpensive way to fill in canals...

Team locates nearly all US solar panels in a billion images with machine learning

Researchers have identified the GPS locations and sizes of almost all US solar power installations from a billion images. Using the data, which is...

Groups of pilot whales have their own dialects

A new study has found that short-finned pilot whales living off the coast of Hawai'i have their own sorts of vocal dialects, a discovery...

Social animals have more parasitic infections but lower infection-related costs

Animals living in large groups tend to have more parasites than less social animals do, but according to a new study, they may also...

‘Pause’ in global warming was never real, new research proves

Claims of a 'pause' in observed global temperature warming are comprehensively disproved in a pair of new studies published today. An international team of...

New houseplant can clean your home’s air

Researchers have genetically modified a common houseplant to remove chloroform and benzene from the air around it.

Cover crops may increase winter temperatures in North America

Cover crops grown in fields during winter may be warming temperatures in the northern United States and southern Canada, according to a new study.

Nightlights for stream dwellers? No, thanks

When the critters that live in and around streams and wetlands are settling into their nighttime routines, streetlights and other sources of illumination filter...

Powder could help cut CO2 emissions

Scientists have created a powder that can capture CO2 from factories and power plants. The powder can filter and remove CO2 at facilities powered...

New light shed on what drove last, long-term global climate shift

The quest to discover what drove the last, long-term global climate shift on Earth, which took place around a million years ago, has taken...

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