South Korea’s polluted river basin
A new study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable...
Using coal waste to create sustainable concrete
Researchers have created a sustainable alternative to traditional concrete using coal fly ash, a waste product of coal-based electricity generation.
Mapping species range shifts under recent climatic changes
The inclusion of taxon-specific sensitivity to a shifting climate helps us understand species distributional responses to changes in climate.
Moving fish farms enables seagrass meadows to thrive, study shows
Off the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea, many fish farms have been moved into deeper waters -- and on the seabeds beneath...
Light receptors determine the behavior of flashlight fish
Biologists have characterized new, unknown photoreceptors from the bioluminescent flashlight fish Anomalops katoptron. The photoreceptors known as opsins allow the fish to detect light...
Invasive plants adapt to new environments
Invasive plants have the ability to adapt to new environments -- and even behave like a native species, according to new research.
Polyps will let unrelated ‘others’ fuse to them and share tissue, scientists discover
Scientists discovered that polyps have no qualms about treating a nonrelated individual like part of the family. This goes way beyond sharing meals or...
NASA surveys hurricane damage to Puerto Rico’s forests
On Sept. 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria barreled across Puerto Rico with winds of up to 155 miles per hour and battering rain that flooded...
Living in greener neighborhoods is associated with slower cognitive decline in elderly
Contact with greenspace is known to have beneficial effects for mental health. A new study suggests that it may also play a positive role...
Mapping climate corridors
The corridors of land vital for many wildlife species in the face of climate change often are unprotected. Now, a recent study has tracked...
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