Renewable energy OK, but not too close to home
When it comes to transitioning from carbon-based to renewable source energy systems, Americans are on board. They're less keen, however, having these new energy...
New metric for designing safer streets
A new study shows how biometric data can be used to find potentially challenging and dangerous areas of urban infrastructure. By analyzing eye-tracking data...
Remote sensing techniques help treat and manage hollow forests
New research shows that modelling hyperspectral- and thermal-based plant traits can help in the early detection of Phytophthora-induced symptoms in oak decline.
Bats in Tel Aviv enjoy the rich variety and abundance of food the city...
Researchers have found that when fruit bats forage in the city (Tel Aviv), they are much more exploratory and enjoy the diversity of urban...
Newly introduced butterfly could become widespread in Canada
This summer, if you see a butterfly with wings that are blue on top with orange spots underneath, you may have crossed paths with...
Unsustainable Arctic shipping risks accelerating damage to the Arctic environment
The economic and environmental pros and cons of melting Arctic ice creating shorter shipping routes through the polar region are weighed up in ground-breaking...
New alpine moth solves 180-year-old mystery
Butterflies and moths are among the most diverse animal groups. Scientists have found as many as 5,000 species from the Alps alone. Having been...
Climate hazards are threatening vulnerable migrants in Indian megacities
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 July 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01105-7In recent decades, India has witnessed a rapid pace of migration from areas with intensive agriculture...
Climate change to bring more intense storms across Europe
Investigating how climate affects intense rainstorms across Europe, climate experts have shown there will be a significant future increase in the occurrence of slow-moving...
Role of deep-sea microbial predators at hydrothermal vents examined
The hydrothermal vent fluids from the Gorda Ridge spreading center in the northeast Pacific Ocean create a biological hub of activity in the deep...
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