Red Snapper in the Gulf show signs of stress after Gulf oil spill
Nearly all of the Red Snapper sampled in the Gulf of Mexico over a six-year period following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill showed evidence...
Extracting information from ancient teeth
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New, efficient tin monosulfide solar cell prototype developed
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Solar Cells: The mystery of the missing energy – solved
The efficiency of solar cells can be increased by exploiting a phenomenon known as singlet fission. However, unexplained energy losses during the reaction have...
Both old and young fish sustain fisheries
Big fish contribute significantly to keeping the population of fisheries going because they lay lots of eggs -- but they are also rare. The...
Spawning preferences of mahi-mahi
In the Florida Straits at night, and under a new moon is the preference for spawning mahi-mahi, according to a new study.
Researchers see need for warnings about long-range wildfire smoke
The team believes that evacuation efforts and media coverage of local wildfires may have helped protect residents from adverse health effects of smoke exposure...
A little squid and its glowing bacteria yield new clues to symbiotic relationships
The relationship between the Hawaiian bobtail squid and the bioluminescent bacteria living in its light organ has been studied for decades as a model...
Researchers modify air quality models to reflect polluted reality in Latin America
Computational models of air quality have long been used to shed light on pollution control efforts in the United States and Europe, but the...
Deforestation’s effects on malaria rates vary by time and distance
Deforestation may cause an initial increase in malaria infections across Southeast Asia before leading to later decreases, a study suggests.
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