Inexpensive, non-toxic nanofluid could be a game-changer for oil recovery
Researchers have demonstrated that an inexpensive and non-toxic nanofluid can be used to efficiently recover even heavy oil with high viscosity from reservoirs.
$500 billion question: What’s the value of studying the ocean’s biological carbon pump?
A new study puts an economic value on the benefit of research to improve knowledge of the biological carbon pump and reduce the uncertainty...
People are behind costly, increasing risk of wildfire to millions of homes
People are starting almost all the wildfires that threaten US homes, according to an innovative new analysis combining housing and wildfire data. Through activities...
Understanding Earth’s ‘deep-carbon cycle’
New geologic findings about the makeup of the Earth's mantle are helping scientists better understand long-term climate stability and even how seismic waves move through...
The surprising rhythms of Leopards: Females are early birds, males are nocturnal
After 10 months of camera surveillance in the Tanzanian rainforest, researchers have concluded that female and male leopards are active at very different times...
Bumblebees benefit from faba bean cultivation
About one third of payments received by farmers are linked to 'greening measures' to promote biodiversity. These have been criticized because the benefits for...
Historical climate fluctuations in Central Europe overestimated due to tree ring analysis
Tree rings exaggerate, a team of researchers finds. Scientists deduce historical climatic conditions for the past hundreds of years from the width of the...
Giant particle accelerator in the sky
A new study shows that electrons in the radiation belts can be accelerated to very high speeds locally. The study shows that magnetosphere works...
Rebirth of a volcano
Continued volcanic activity after the collapse of a volcano has not been documented in detail so far. Now and for the first time, researchers...
Seeing objects through clouds and fog
Using a new algorithm, researchers have reconstructed the movements of individual particles of light to see through clouds, fog and other obstructions.
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