Ancient Italian Fossils Reveal Risk of Parasitic Infections Due to Climate Change
Jul 20, 2017, 4:15 pm By ENN
In 2014, a team of researchers led by a paleobiologist from the University of Missouri found that…NASA Looks to Solar Eclipse to Help Understand Earth's Energy System
Jul 20, 2017, 4:04 pm By ENN
It was midafternoon, but it was dark in an area in Boulder, Colorado on Aug. 3, 1998. A thick cloud…Shale gas development spurring spread of invasive plants in Pa. forests
Jul 20, 2017, 3:35 pm By ENN
Vast swaths of Pennsylvania forests were clear-cut circa 1900 and regrowth has largely been from…Shading and Lighting Retrofits Slash Energy Use in New York ''Living Lab'' Office Demonstration
Jul 20, 2017, 3:30 pm By ENN
By using advanced lighting and automated shades, scientists from the Department of Energy’s…Berkeley Lab to Lead Multimillion-Dollar Geothermal Energy Project
Jul 20, 2017, 3:23 pm By ENN
The Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) will lead a new $9…Cash for carbon: A cost-effective way to reduce deforestation
Jul 20, 2017, 3:08 pm By ENN
A new Northwestern University study suggests that paying people to conserve their trees could be a…United States' Electric Grid Remains Vulnerable to Natural Disasters, Cyber and Physical Attacks; Actions Needed to Improve Resiliency of the Power System
Jul 20, 2017, 3:02 pm By ENNWith growing risks to the nation’s electrical grid from natural disasters and as a potential…Thawing permafrost releases old greenhouse gas
Jul 20, 2017, 11:18 am By ENN
The thawing permafrost soils in the Arctic regions might contribute to the greenhouse effect in two…Russia's use of the 'energy weapon' against Western European countries still a strategic threat
Jul 20, 2017, 11:14 am By ENNAlthough it has not been widely successful to date in the former Soviet zone, Russia’s use of the…The way rivers function reflects their ecological status and is rarely explored
Jul 20, 2017, 10:59 am By ENN
The Ecología de ríos/Stream Ecology research group of the UPV/EHU's Department of Plant Biology…Looking back to move agriculture forward
Jul 20, 2017, 9:05 am By ENNSmall farmers and indigenous communities have practised sustainable agriculture for centuries. Chidi…University-led study looks to reduce methane gas emissions in cattle
Jul 20, 2017, 9:05 am By ENN
Seeking to mitigate the greenhouse gas contributions of the region’s agricultural sector, a…Want To Slow Global Warming? Researchers Look To Family Planning
Jul 19, 2017, 8:01 pm By ENN
We've all heard of ways to reduce our carbon footprint: biking to work, eating less meat,…Bringing neural networks to cellphones
Jul 19, 2017, 7:07 pm By ENN
In recent years, the best-performing artificial-intelligence systems — in areas such as autonomous…A uranium-based compound improves manufacturing of nitrogen products
Jul 19, 2017, 7:03 pm By ENNNitrogen is abundantly available in nature and forms the basis for many valuable products, both…Fresh Water Below the Seafloor?
Jul 19, 2017, 6:49 pm By ENN
In some places, water is dangerously scarce. In the African Sahel, generations of severe droughts…New algorithm, metrics improve autonomous underwater vehicles' energy efficiency
Jul 19, 2017, 5:52 pm By ENN
Robotics researchers have found a way for autonomous underwater vehicles to navigate strong currents…Dust particles in livestock facilities: Sweat the small stuff
Jul 19, 2017, 3:40 pm By ENN
A beam of sunlight streams into your living room, illuminating a Milky Way of dust particles hanging…Conserve intact forest landscapes to maximize biodiversity, reduce extinction risk
Jul 19, 2017, 3:30 pm By ENN
A new global analysis of forest habitat loss and wildlife extinction risk published today in the…Goodbye HERA, Hello Sleep: NASA's HERA XIII Crew Returns Home to Slumber
Jul 19, 2017, 3:26 pm By ENN
After 45 days in NASA’s Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA), the four-man crew can hardly…
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