Better policies around toxic chemicals urged
Researchers contend that failures to protect human and environmental health from toxic chemicals result from flawed governance, and lay out a plan for improved...
Super salty, subzero Arctic water provides peek at possible life on other planets
Researchers have discovered thriving communities of bacteria in Alaskan 'cryopegs,' trapped layers of sediment with water so salty that it remains liquid at below-freezing...
Wildfires disrupt important pollination processes by moths and increase extinction risks
Researchers have shown for the first time the detrimental effect of wildfires on moths and the ecological benefits they provide by transporting pollen, making...
Yield-boosting stay-green gene identified from 118-year-old experiment in corn
A corn gene identified from a 118-year-old experiment could boost yields of today's elite hybrids with no added inputs. The gene controls a critical...
House mouse shapes Toxoplasma gondii distribution
The humble house mouse has dramatically shaped parasitic Toxoplasma gondii populations in West Africa and around the world, according to new research. As different...
Gene identified that will help develop plants to fight climate change
Hidden underground networks of plant roots snake through the earth foraging for nutrients and water, similar to a worm searching for food. Yet, the...
No new males: Climate change threat to Cape Verde turtles
Rising temperatures could mean no male loggerhead turtles hatch at a key breeding ground by the end of this century, new research suggests.
The best of both worlds: How to solve real problems on modern quantum computers
Researchers have developed hybrid algorithms to run on size-limited quantum machines and have demonstrated them for practical applications.
DNA analysis reveals cryptic underwater ecosystem engineers
They look like smears of pink bubblegum on the rocks off British Columbia's coast, indistinguishable from one another. But a new DNA analysis of...
Fossil fuels increasingly offer a poor return on energy investment
Researchers have calculated the EROI for fossil fuels over a 16 year period and found that at the finished fuel stage, the ratios are...
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