Scientists tap unused energy source to power smart sensor networks
The electricity that lights our homes and powers our appliances also creates small magnetic fields that are present all around us. Scientists have developed...
Smaller than expected phytoplankton may mean less carbon sequestered at sea bottom
A study that included the first-ever winter sampling of phytoplankton in the North Atlantic revealed cells smaller than what scientists expected, meaning carbon sequestration...
Flooding stunted 2019 cropland growing season, resulting in more atmospheric CO2
A new study determines the impact of the severe 2019 floods, and offers scientists a new tool for measuring regional-scale carbon dioxide absorption by...
Sediments may control location, magnitude of megaquakes
The world's most powerful earthquakes strike at subduction zones, areas where enormous amounts of stress build up as one tectonic plate dives beneath another....
Mesoamerican copper smelting technology aided colonial weaponry
Spanish conquerors depended on indigenous expertise to keep up their munitions supplies, archaeologists have found.
New global groundwater maps
Researchers have developed new satellite-based, weekly global maps of soil moisture and groundwater wetness conditions.
On Mars or Earth, biohybrid can turn carbon dioxide into new products
Chemists have created a hybrid system of bacteria and nanowires that captures energy from sunlight and transfers it to the bacteria to turn carbon...
Potential for using fiber-optic networks to assess ground motions during earthquakes
A new study demonstrates the potential for using existing networks of buried optical fibers as an inexpensive observatory for monitoring and studying earthquakes.
Bison in northern Yellowstone proving to be too much of a good thing
Increasing numbers of bison in Yellowstone National Park in recent years have become a barrier to ecosystem recovery in the iconic Lamar Valley in...
When warblers warn of cowbirds, blackbirds get the message
This is the story of three bird species and how they interact. The brown-headed cowbird lays its eggs in other birds' nests and lets...
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