Pathogens can hitch a ride on plastic to reach the sea
Microplastics are a pathway for pathogens on land to reach the ocean, with likely consequences for human and wildlife health, according to a new...
Study reveals stream restoration trade-offs: Higher environmental benefits to be had where homeowners are...
Homeowners in Baltimore area neighborhoods where stream restoration would do the most for water quality are far less willing to pay for such projects,...
Reforming coral reefs using 3D printing
An innovation interface tailors 3D-printed reefs to their marine environment and may curb reef devastation plaguing global coral ecosystems.
How to assess a community’s resilience
Communities large and small exist throughout the West where water is life. Social systems are entwined with water systems, so water supply challenges are...
Death in darkness: A new type of cell death discovered in fly guts
A research group has discovered a completely unknown type of cell death that takes place in the guts of the common fruit fly. The...
Being in nature: Good for mind, body and nutrition
Researchers have investigated how nature relatedness -- simply feeling connected with the natural world -- benefits dietary diversity and fruit and vegetable intake.
Meat consumption must fall by at least 75 percent
If our planet Earth is to continue feeding us in the future, rich countries must significantly reduce their meat consumption -- ideally by at...
These male spiders catapult at impressive speeds to flee their mates before they get...
After males of the orb-weaving spider Philoponella prominens mate with a female, they quickly launch themselves away, researchers report. Using a mechanism that hadn't...
Cheaper hydrogen fuel cell could mean better green energy options
Researchers have developed a hydrogen fuel cell that uses iron instead of rare and costly platinum, enabling greater use of the technology.
Researchers discover drug-resistant environmental mold is capable of infecting people
A new study finds that drug-resistant mold is spreading from the environment and infecting susceptible people's lungs.
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