Financial incentives could conserve tropical forest diversity
The past few decades have seen the rise of global incentive programs offering payments to landowners to help reduce tropical deforestation. In what might...
Microscopic body snatchers infest our oceans
Predatory microbes which enslave prey to acquire photosynthetic capability are abundant in our oceans, according to new research.
Changes in biodiversity: Better assessment
Assessing the state of an ecosystem solely on the basis of short-term changes in the number of different species it contains can lead to...
Loss of 350 miles of Great Plains streams causing changes in aquatic food web
The food web in Great Plains streams could be unraveling. A decrease in Great Plains streams, fed by decreasing ground water, is changing the...
Solar glasses generate solar power
Organic solar cells are flexible, transparent, and light-weight -- and can be manufactured in arbitrary shapes or colors. Thus, they are suitable for a...
VW’s CEO knows the future is electric—his çompany isn’t so sure.
WOLFSBURG, Germany—Matthias Müller was appointed as chief executive of Volkswagen AG, the world’s No. 1 auto maker, to clean up after its emissions scandal...
Critics attack “unnecessary” San Diego pipeline proposal.
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Environmentalists and economic justice advocates question the motives behind a massive natural gas infrastructure project when the state is committed to...
Germany’s transition from coal to renewable energy offers lessons for the rest of the...
August 1, 2017 — Seventy-seven-year-old Heinz Spahn — whose blue eyes are both twinkling and stern — vividly recalls his younger days. The Zollverein...
Defunct satellites: Reliably determine and predict attitude motion
Uncontrollable flying objects in the Earth‘s orbit are an enormous risk for active satellites and for spacecraft in general. Since April 2012, the European...
Puzzling pockets of rock deep in Earth’s mantle explained
The boundary between Earth's core and mantle is home to isolated pockets of rock which scientists have been unable to explain up until now.
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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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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