Climate change’s toll on freshwater fish: A new database for science
The Fish and Climate Change Database -- or FiCli (pronounced ''fick-lee'') -- is a searchable directory of peer-reviewed journal publications that describe projected or...
Effective way to replenish threatened plants
Planting Hill's thistle seeds has low flowering and germination rates. The study used the CPR (Conservation, Propagation, Redistribution) method to preserve the genetic material...
Spider combs tame unruly nanofibers
Cribellate spiders spin thousands of tiny nanofibers into sticky threads. To keep from getting caught in their own webs, these spiders use a nonstick...
Online tool helps to protect tropical forests
A new tool maps the threats to the tropical dry forests in Peru and Ecuador. Bioscience engineers combined data on possible threats to these...
Unsustainable soil erosion in parts of UK
New research demonstrates unsustainable levels of soil erosion in the UK.
A new way to cool down electronic devices, recover waste heat
Using electronic devices for too long can cause them to overheat, which might slow them down, damage their components or even make them explode...
A clear semiconductor based on tin could improve solar power generation
Mobility is a key parameter for semiconductor performance and relates to how quickly and easily electrons can move inside a substance. Researchers have achieved...
How atrazine regulations have influenced the environment
Opposing chemical trends linked to atrazine regulations from 1990s.
Surface feeding could provide more than just snacks for New Zealand blue whales
Feeding at the ocean's surface appears to play an important role in New Zealand blue whales' foraging strategy, allowing them to optimize their energy...
Ocean: How the blob came back
Weakened wind patterns likely spurred the wave of extreme ocean heat that swept the North Pacific last summer, according to new research.
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