SMART warnings could protect communities at risk from flooding
Engaging communities in developing a real-time early warning system could help to reduce the often-devastating impact of flooding on people and property -- particularly...
Even Sonoran Desert plants aren’t immune to climate change
In North America's hottest, driest desert, climate change is causing the decline of plants once thought nearly immortal and replacing them with shorter shrubs...
Research into birds killed in window collisions reveals their microbiomes
Researchers collected the bodies of birds that crashed into buildings while migrating, and used these specimens to learn about the relationship between birds and...
Social comparisons better than knowledge in climate change mitigation interventions
In interventions designed to encourage more sustainable and climate-smart behavior, examples of what other people are doing and financial 'carrots' are more important than...
Eco-efficient cement could pave the way to a greener future
Scientists develop process to remove toxic heavy metals from coal fly ash, making for greener, stronger concrete.
Team uses natural catalysts to develop low-cost way of producing green hydrogen
Researchers have developed a practical way to produce green hydrogen using sustainable catalysts and say their work is a major step towards production simpler,...
Could changes in Fed’s interest rates affect pollution and the environment?
Can monetary policy such as the U.S. Federal Reserve raising interest rates affect the environment? According to a new study, it can. Results suggest...
What should we call evolution driven by genetic engineering? Genetic welding, says researcher
With CRISPR-Cas9 technology, humans can now rapidly change the evolutionary course of animals or plants by inserting genes that can easily spread through entire...
Extinction of steam locomotives derails assumptions about biological evolution
When the Kinks' Ray Davies penned the tune 'Last of the Steam-Powered Trains,' the vanishing locomotives stood as nostalgic symbols of a simpler English...
Tiny yet hazardous: New study shows aerosols produced by contaminated bubble bursting are far...
New research has shown that bursting bubbles coated by a thin oil layer produce drops with smaller sizes, greater overall number of drops, and...
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