Hidden mangrove forest in the Yucatan peninsula reveals ancient sea levels
Deep in the heart of the Yucatan Peninsula, an ancient mangrove ecosystem flourishes more than 200 kilometers (124 miles) from the nearest ocean. This...
Weddell seal count: Fewer seals than previously thought
A research team has completed a global population estimate of Weddell seals in Antarctica, showing that there are significantly fewer seals than previously thought....
Precious metals from electronic waste in seconds
Flash Joule heating recovers valuable and toxic metals from electronic waste. The process allows for "urban mining" of resources that could be a win...
Wildfire bees on the brink
The number of threatened Australian native bee species is expected to increase by nearly five times after the devastating Black Summer bushfires in 2019-20,...
Specific UV light wavelength could offer low-cost, safe way to curb COVID-19 spread
A specific wavelength of ultraviolet (UV) light is not only extremely effective at killing the virus which causes COVID-19, but is also safer for...
When the western US burns, the east also gets sick
While most of the largest U.S. wildfires occur in the Western U.S., almost three-quarters of the smoke-related deaths and visits to the emergency room...
Almost one-in-three people globally will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels in 2030,...
Almost one-in-three people around the world will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels and technologies-- a major source of disease and environmental destruction...
Dragonflies likely migrate across the Indian Ocean
Can dragonflies migrate thousands of miles across the Indian Ocean, from India via the Maldives to Africa, and back again? An international research team...
Travelling fires pose an underestimated risk to open building spaces
New research has shown that traveling fires pose a risk to the structures of large open building spaces over 100m2.
Threatened rattlesnakes’ inbreeding makes species more resistant to bad mutations
The first look at a threatened rattlesnake species' recent genetic history suggests that inbreeding necessitated by limited habitat may not be as detrimental as...
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