Researchers shed (laser) light on emerging water treatment technique
Assuring that a growing global population has access to clean water will require new water treatment methods. One of these next-generation methods involves a...
Recycled gold from SIM cards could help make drugs more sustainable
Researchers have used gold extracted from electronic waste as catalysts for reactions that could be applied to making medicines.
Genetic barriers, a warming ocean, and the uncertain future for an important forage fish
In the vast oceans, one would assume their inhabitants can travel far and wide and, as a result, populations of a species would mix...
Microbial miners could help humans colonize the moon and Mars
The biochemical process by which cyanobacteria acquire nutrients from rocks in Chile's Atacama Desert has inspired engineers at the University of California, Irvine to...
Assessing El Nino ‘flavors’ to unravel past variability, future impact
By assessing so-called 'flavors' of El Nino events in past climate records and model simulations, researchers have a clearer picture of El Nino patterns...
Bat diversity and abundance are highest in old deciduous forest stands on the river...
European forest-dwelling bats require complex woodland structures at both the micro-habitat and the landscape level for successful breeding in summer. Particularly, the results from...
Electric car sales drive toward cleaner air, longer lives
Electric cars -- and their continued sales growth -- are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce early human...
Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in children, study finds
In rural Bangladesh, areas with high levels of arsenic contamination in drinking water, compared to areas with less contamination, have a higher prevalence of...
How intensive agriculture turned a wild plant into a pervasive weed
Agriculture is driving rapid evolutionary change, not just on farms but also in wild species in surrounding landscapes, new research has found.
Warming seas’ negative impact on giant kelp starts in early life
Kelp forests are one of the most diverse and productive natural ecosystems on the planet, but in the past 50 to 100 years significant...
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