New plastic films deflect or trap heat with zero energy required
Researchers have developed new plastic films that stay cool when exposed to sunlight and are very lightweight, strong and bendable. The versatile materials come...
The complicated future of offshore wind power in the US
In recent years the US Department of Energy laid out an ambitious plan to grow the US offshore wind sector. Researchers make the case...
Brightly-colored fairy wrens not attacked by predators more than their dull counterparts
Biologists have examined the factors that drive the predation levels of Australia's fairy wrens. After measuring attack rates on both conspicuously and dull colored...
Sun, moon and sea as part of a ‘seismic probe’
Using a single seismometer, researchers have shown that seismic waves excited by the surf, together with the effect of the Earth's tides on the...
Permian volcanism contributed to atmospheric greenhouse gas content in Antarctica
The Choiyoi magmatic Province, with an estimated volume of ~1.3 million square kilometers, represents a voluminous Permian subduction-related volcanic episode that has thus far...
Nature versus nurture: Environment exerts greater influence on corn health than genetics
In one of the largest and most diverse leaf microbe studies to date, the team monitored the active bacteria on the leaves of 300...
A slippery slope: How climate change is reshaping the Arctic landscape
Increasing ground temperatures in the Arctic are indicators of global climate change, but until recently, areas of cold permafrost were thought to be relatively...
Loss of habitat causes double damage to species richness
Loss and fragmentation of habitat are among the main reasons why biodiversity is decreasing in many places worldwide. Now, a research team has established...
Beware a glacier’s tongue
Glaciers extending into freshwater lakes can form long, submerged terraces that menacingly rise above the surface when icy chunks fall into the water.
Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution’s impact
Human-caused pollution spurs the production of climate-changing particles known as secondary organic aerosols much more than previously thought. Researchers made the finding by analyzing...
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