Carbon uptake in regrowing Amazon forest threatened by climate and human disturbance
Large areas of forests regrowing in the Amazon to help reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, are being limited by climate and human activity.
Turns out altruism is for the fish
Through a series of prosocial choice tasks, researchers reveal prosocial and antisocial characteristics in male convict cichlid fish. The fish distinguish between female breeding...
Melting glaciers contribute to Alaska earthquakes
Glaciers in Southeast Alaska have been melting since the end of the Little Ice Age, many of which are in close proximity to strike-slip...
Organic crystals’ ice-forming superpowers
At the heart of ice crystals, often, are aerosol particles onto which ice can form more easily than in the open air. It's a...
New perovskite fabrication method for solar cells paves way to large-scale production
A new, simpler solution process for fabricating stable perovskite solar cells overcomes the key bottleneck to large-scale production and commercialization of this promising renewable-energy...
Effective interventions may prevent disease transmission in changing climate
Aedes aegypti are the primary vector for mosquito-borne diseases such as dengue fever. However, the effects of climate change-related weather anomalies on mosquito populations...
How bushfire smoke traveled around the world
Scientists managed to track puzzling January and February 2020 spikes in a measure of particle-laden haze to bushfires, and then uncovered the 'perfect storm'...
Twice as much carbon flowing from land to ocean than previously thought
A new study provides new estimates of this elusive component of the global carbon cycle.
What is the probability of ships becoming beset in ice in Arctic waters?
Statisticians have calculated the probability of ships of different Polar Ship Categories becoming beset in ice along the Northern Sea Route. Their data will...
New analysis shows potential for ‘solar canals’ in California
Researchers published a new study that suggests covering California's 6,350 km network of public water delivery canals with solar panels could be an economically...
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