The African wild dog: An ambassador for the world’s largest terrestrial conservation area
The world's largest terrestrial conservation area is located in southern Africa and covers 520,000 square kilometers spanning five countries. A study now shows that...
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A new method for describing energy loss in organic solar cells has paved the way for building better and more efficient devices.
Preventing lead spread
While lead pipes were banned decades ago, they still supply millions of American households with water each day. A team of engineers has developed...
Root symbiosis is regulated through nutrient status of plants
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How two radically different communities coexist beneath canopies of California’s iconic kelp forests
Walk along the beach after a winter storm and you'll see a shore littered with wracks of giant kelp, some 30 to 40 feet...
More than 5,000 tons of extraterrestrial dust fall to Earth each year
Every year, our planet encounters dust from comets and asteroids. These interplanetary dust particles pass through our atmosphere and give rise to shooting stars....
Gut microbiomes help bears with very different diets reach the same size
A recent study of the gut microbiome of Alaskan brown bears (Ursus arctos) shows that the microbial life in bears' guts allows them to...
Roadmap to expand NY solar energy, meet green goals
Solar-power developers need to explore using lower-quality agricultural land for solar energy, incentivize dual-use (combined agriculture and solar) options, avoid concentrated solar development and...
Americans are water conscious, survey shows
46 percent of Americans are “water considerate,” say researchers who based their assessment on responses to a survey of 1,052 respondents. 44 percent of...
‘Wing prints’ may identify individual bats as effectively as fingerprints identify people
For decades, bats have defied scientists' best ideas for keeping track of individuals, a critical element in wildlife research. Biologists have now discovered a...
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