Researchers develop method to better predict when wildfire smoke affects residents
Researchers have developed a way to better predict if and when wildfire smoke might affect the ground-level air quality of nearby communities.
ArtSea Ink: A colorful, seaweed-based ink for 3D printing
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Dissolvable smartwatch makes for easier electronics recycling
Small electronics, including smartwatches and fitness trackers, aren't easily dismantled and recycled. So when a new model comes out, most users send the old...
Fine particulate air pollution associated with higher risk of dementia
Using data from two large, long-running study projects in the Puget Sound region -- one that began in the late 1970s measuring air pollution...
Early molten moon’s deep secrets
Recently, a pair of NASA studies identified the most likely locations to find pieces of the Moon's mantle on the surface, providing a map...
How landscapes of fear affect the songbirds in our backyards
A team of researchers has recently discovered that fear plays an important, unrecognized role in the underdevelopment, and increased vulnerability, of backyard songbirds.
New approach opens window into life below the seafloor
Scientists studied microorganisms from an underwater mountain in the Atlantic Ocean, pioneering a method that could open new windows into our understanding of how...
State of the science on western wildfires, forests and climate change
Seeing the urgent need for change, a team of scientists from leading research universities, conservation organizations and government laboratories across the West has produced...
Emperor penguins increasingly threatened by climate change
A new study provides valuable new data that highlights how species extinction risk is accelerating due to rapid climate change and an increase in...
Semi-natural habitat patches complement flower strips in protecting pollinators
Ecologists observe the diversity of insects on the edge of apple orchards on Lake Constance.
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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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