Fixed network of smartphones provides earthquake early warning in Costa Rica
Earthquake early warnings can be delivered successfully using a small network of off-the-shelf smartphones attached to building baseboards, according to a study conducted in...
Review summarizes known links between endocrine disruptors and breast cancer risk
Exposure to certain endocrine-disrupting chemicals could elevate the risk of breast cancer, according to a new comprehensive systematic review of epidemiological research. However, for...
New catalyst for lower CO2 emissions
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Ten ways to ensure bees benefit from the solar power boom
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Oceanographers reveal links between migrating Gulf Stream and warming ocean waters
The Northwest Atlantic Shelf is one of the fastest-changing regions in the global ocean, and is currently experiencing marine heat waves, altered fisheries and...
Cool and COVID-safe: How radiant cooling could keep our cities comfortable and healthy
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Rock glaciers will slow Himalayan ice melt
Some Himalayan glaciers are more resilient to global warming than previously predicted, new research suggests.
Snake venom complexity is driven by prey diet
Diversity in diet plays a role in the complexity of venom in pit vipers such as rattlesnakes, copperheads and cottonmouths. But new collaborative research...
People have shaped Earth’s ecology for at least 12,000 years, mostly sustainably
New research shows that land use by human societies has reshaped ecology across most of Earth's land for at least 12,000 years. Researchers, from...
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