No more deer in the headlights: Study finds large mammals do use road crossing...
A pilot study finds that large mammals are more likely to use wildlife crossing structures than move past a random location in the surrounding...
Plant respiration could become a bigger feedback on climate than expected
New research suggests that plant respiration is a larger source of carbon emissions than previously thought, and warns that as the world warms, this...
Hydrogen fuel from water by harnessing red and near-infrared regions of sunlight
Scientists have synthesized a compound that absorbs near-infrared light to produce hydrogen from water. The compound contains three ruthenium atoms connected by an organic...
European forests might not be realizing their full potential
European forest managers can have their cake and eat it, because according to a new study maximizing timber production in a forest does not...
A popular tool to trace Earth’s oxygen history can give false positives
If someone cries 'Eureka!' because it looks like oxygen appeared in Earth's ancient atmosphere long before the body of evidence indicated, be careful. If...
Evaluation of novel hybrid membranes for carbon capture
Hybrid materials known as mixed matrix membranes are considered a promising approach to capture carbon dioxide and mitigate against global warming. These materials are...
Transforming greenhouse gases: New ‘supercatalyst’ to recycle carbon dioxide and methane
Engineers have developed a new and cost-effective catalyst to recycle two of the main causes behind climate change -- carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane...
New theory rewrites opening moments of Chernobyl disaster
A brand-new theory of the opening moments during the Chernobyl disaster, the most severe nuclear accident in history, based on additional analysis.
'Political watershed' as 19 countries pledge to phase out coal.
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New alliance launched at Bonn climate talks hopes to signal the end of the dirtiest fossil fuel that kills 800,000 people a year with...
Virginia launches plan to join East Coast carbon market, cut emissions 30%.
This story was updated Nov. 16 with the state regulators' vote.
Virginia has taken a first step toward joining the East Coast's regional carbon-trading market,...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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