Arctic sea ice summer minimum in 2018 is sixth lowest on record
Arctic sea ice has reached its summer minimum extent for the year, clocking in at 4.59m square kilometres (sq km), which puts it joint...
Polymer coating cools down buildings
Engineers have invented a high-performance exterior PDRC polymer coating with nano-to-microscale air voids that acts as a spontaneous air cooler and can be fabricated,...
Vampire bats found to carry infectious bacteria at high rates
A study found Bartonella infections in vampire bats are highly prevalent in Peru and Belize, and that Bartonella genotypes are distributed widely, rather than...
Device that integrates solar cell and battery could store electricity outside the grid
Scientists have harnessed the abilities of both a solar cell and a battery in one device -- a 'solar flow battery' that soaks up...
Feeding ants dopamine might make them smarter foragers
In an ant colony, few tasks are as important as gathering food. But the desert heat can pose a challenge for an ant on...
PCB pollution threatens to wipe out killer whales
More than 40 years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly threat to...
Predicting US end-of-season corn yield
Researchers have developed a new method of predicting end-of-season corn yield that outperforms the USDA's estimations, in a scientifically rigorous and reproducible way.
Amazon mangroves store twice as much carbon per acre as region’s famous rainforest
Scientists have determined for the first time that Amazon's waterlogged coastal mangrove forests, which are being clear cut for cattle pastures and shrimp ponds,...
Large stretches of coral reefs can be rehabilitated
Coral reefs can be rehabilitated over large scales using a relatively inexpensive technique.
Record 2017 hurricane season driven by warm Atlantic Ocean, study says
Last year’s record hurricane season – which saw Hurricane Harvey, Irma and Maria cause devastation across North and Central America – was primarily driven by “pronounced...
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