Neutrons provide insights into increased performance for hybrid perovskite solar cells
Neutron scattering has revealed, in real time, the fundamental mechanisms behind the conversion of sunlight into energy in hybrid perovskite materials. A better understanding...
Five new blanket-hermit crab species described 130 years later from the Pacific
Unlike most hermit crabs, the blanket-hermit crab does not use empty shells for protection, and instead lives symbiotically with a sea anemone. The crab...
Climate change intensifies droughts in Europe
Global warming will exacerbate soil droughts in Europe - droughts will last longer, affect greater areas, and have an impact on more people. If...
Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
In an advance that makes a more flexible, inexpensive type of solar cell commercially viable, researchers have demonstrated organic solar cells that can achieve...
New research modernizes rammed earth construction
A building method as old as dirt is being re-examined as a 'new' and viable modern construction material. Compressed soil, also known as rammed...
First genetic evidence of ongoing mating between 2 distinct species of guenon monkeys
A new study of guenon monkeys in Gombe National Park is the first to provide genetic evidence of ongoing mating between two distinct species....
Trees with grassy areas soften summer heat
Trees cool their environment and 'heat islands' benefit from it. However, the degree of cooling depends greatly on the tree species and the local...
Audit finds biodiversity data aggregators ‘lose and confuse’ data
Both online repositories the Atlas of Living Australia (ALA) and the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) were found to 'lose and confuse' portions of...
Tiny microenvironments in the ocean hold clues to global nitrogen cycle
A new study shows that nitrogen-feeding organisms exist all over the deep ocean, and not just in large oxygen-depleted 'dead zones,' changing the way...
Grassland plants react unexpectedly to high levels of carbon dioxide
Plants are responding in unexpected ways to increased carbon dioxide in the air, according to a 20-year study.
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