Red Sea is no longer a baby ocean
The Red Sea is a fascinating and still puzzling area of investigation for geoscientists. Controversial questions include its age and whether it represents a...
US asbestos sites made risky by some remediation strategies
Efforts to prevent human exposure to asbestos may be mobilizing the cancer-causing mineral so that it can reach water supplies, based on new findings...
Climate-friendly microbes chomp dead plants without releasing heat-trapping methane
Scientists have identified a new phylum of microbes found around the world that appear to be playing an important (and surprising) role in the...
Teaching pupils to ‘think like Da Vinci’ will help them to take on climate...
Reforms to the school curriculum which mix the arts and sciences, so that these subjects 'teach together' around common themes like climate change and...
Scientists probe mysterious melting of Earth’s crust in western North America
An unusual belt of igneous rocks stretches for over 2,000 miles from British Columbia, Canada, to Sonora, Mexico, running through Idaho, Montana, Nevada, southeast...
Radar satellites can better protect against bushfires and floods
New research has revealed how radar satellites can improve the ability to detect, monitor, prepare for and withstand natural disasters in Australia including bushfires,...
Ancient Indigenous forest gardens promote a healthy ecosystem
A new study by historical ecologists finds that Indigenous-managed forests -- cared for as 'forest gardens' -- contain more biologically and functionally diverse species...
Machine learning model generates realistic seismic waveforms
A new machine-learning model that generates realistic seismic waveforms will reduce manual labor and improve earthquake detection, according to a new study.
Genetic effects of Chernobyl radiation
Researchers utilized genomic tools to investigate potential health effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, a known carcinogen, as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl...
Scientists uncover structure of light-driven enzyme with potential biofuel applications
Although many organisms capture and respond to sunlight, enzymes - proteins that catalyze biochemical reactions - are rarely driven by light. A new study...
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