Limiting warming to 1.5 degree C would save majority of global species from climate...
New research finds that limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees C would save the majority of the world's plant and animal species from climate...
New catalyst upgrades greenhouse gas into renewable hydrocarbons
Engineers have designed a most efficient and stable process for converting climate-warming carbon dioxide into a key chemical building block for plastics -- all...
Pesticides: What happens if we run out of options?
What happens when pests resist all forms of herbicides and pesticides? To slow the evolutionary progression of weeds and insect pests gaining resistance to...
Scientists analyze first ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia
Researchers have completed the first whole-genome analysis of ancient human DNA from Southeast Asia Study identifies at least three major waves of human migration...
Battling bubbles: How plants protect themselves from killer fungus
In the battle between plants and pathogens, molecules called small RNAs are coveted weapons used by both invaders and defenders. Researchers report how plants...
Repeating seismic events offer clues about Costa Rican volcanic eruptions
Repeating seismic events--events that have the same frequency content and waveform shapes--may offer a glimpse at the movement of magma and volcanic gases underneath...
New Zealand has its own population of blue whales
A group of blue whales that frequent the South Taranaki Bight (STB) between the North and South islands of New Zealand appears to be...
Probiotics to protect bees from an infection associated with colony collapse disorder
Adding probiotics to bees' food helps make them more resistant to nosemosis, a fungal infection associated with colony collapse disorder that has been observed...
Buyer beware: Some water-filter pitchers much better at toxin removal
Scientists compared three popular pitcher brands' ability to clear dangerous microcystins from tap water. They found that while one did an excellent job, other...
Can we get 100 percent of our energy from renewable sources?
Some researchers doubted the feasibility of many of the recent scenarios for high shares of renewable energy. Now scientists have hit back with their...
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