Corralling ions improves viability of next generation solar cells
Researchers have discovered that channeling ions into defined pathways in perovskite materials improves the stability and operational performance of perovskite solar cells. The finding...
Satellites observe speed-up of Glaciers on the Antarctic Peninsula
Glaciers -- giant blocks of moving ice -- along Antarctica's coastline are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow...
To promote exercise, planners must look beyond cities
To encourage more active lifestyles, public health agencies recommend mixed-use neighborhoods and 'complete' streets that are friendlier to walkers and bikers, but new research...
Antarctic sea ice settles at record low in 2023
Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 1.79 million square kilometers (691,000 square miles) on February 21, 2023,...
New method creates material that could create the next generation of solar cells
Perovskites, a family of materials with unique electric properties, show promise for use in a variety fields, including next-generation solar cells. A team of...
Clues about the Northeast’s past and future climate from plant fossils
A team of researchers is working to understand the details of the climate for the eastern portion of the United States from the Miocene,...
How birds got their wings
Modern birds capable of flight all have a specialized wing structure called the propatagium without which they could not fly. The evolutionary origin of...
Developing countries pay the highest price for living with large carnivores
A team of researchers has highlighted human-wildlife conflict as one of the globe's most pressing human development and conservation dilemmas. New research looked at...
New study reveals biodiversity loss drove ecological collapse after the ‘Great Dying’
By exploring the stability and collapse of marine ecosystems during the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, researchers gain insights into modern biodiversity crisis.
Research captures and separates important toxic air pollutant
A series of new stable, porous materials that capture and separate benzene have been developed.
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