Looking back at the Tonga eruption
A 'back-projection' technique reveals new details of the volcanic eruption in Tonga that literally shook the world.
Stability of perovskite solar cells reaches next milestone
Perovskite semiconductors promise highly efficient and low-cost solar cells. However, the semi-organic material is very sensitive to temperature differences, which can quickly lead to...
Mercury helps to detail Earth’s most massive extinction event
Scientists are working to understand the cause and how the events of the LPME unfolded by focusing on mercury from Siberian volcanoes that ended...
Meteorites reveal likely origin of Earth’s volatile chemicals
By analyzing meteorites, researchers have uncovered the likely far-flung origin of Earth's volatile chemicals, some of which form the building blocks of life.
Outlook for the blue economy
A handful of hyper-productive fisheries provide sustenance to a billion people and employ tens of millions. These fisheries occur on the eastern edges of...
Secret recipe for limonoids opens door for bee-friendly crop protection
Innovative research has uncovered the secret of how plants make limonoids, a family of valuable organic chemicals which include bee-friendly insecticides and have potential...
Researchers demo new type of carbon nanotube yarn that harvests mechanical energy
Nanotechnology researchers have made novel carbon nanotube yarns that convert mechanical movement into electricity more effectively than other material-based energy harvesters.
Farming more seaweed to be food, feed and fuel
A new study has shown that expanding global seaweed farming could go a long way to addressing the planet's food security, biodiversity loss and...
Health impact of chemicals in plastics is handed down two generations
Fathers exposed to chemicals in plastics can affect the metabolic health of their offspring for two generations, a mouse study reports.
How salmon feed flowers and flourishing ecosystems
Nutrients from salmon carcasses can substantively alter the growth and reproduction of plant species in the surrounding habitat, and even cause some flowers to...
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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