Great Barrier Reef building coral under threat from poisonous seaweed
Feb 3, 2017, 9:45 am By ENN
World-first research on the Great Barrier Reef has shown how ‘weed-like’ algae will kill vital…Study traces black carbon sources in the Russian Arctic
Feb 3, 2017, 9:39 am By ENN
According to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,…Protected Nature Areas Protect People, Too
Feb 3, 2017, 8:04 am By ENN
A group of scientists is recommending giving the world’s nature reserves a makeover to defend not…Life-cycle assessment study provides detailed look at decentralized water systems
Feb 2, 2017, 2:46 pm By ENNThe “decentralized” water system at the Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) at Phipps…Scientists Report on Latest Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Impacts
Feb 2, 2017, 2:39 pm By ENN
LSU scientists will present new research at the 2017 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill and Ecosystem Science…Plan to Reduce Air Pollution Chokes in Mexico City
Feb 2, 2017, 2:30 pm By ENN
Decades ago Mexico City’s air pollution was so poor, birds would fall out of the sky—dead.…NASA Scientist Studies Whether Solar Storms Cause Animal Beachings
Feb 2, 2017, 11:56 am By ENN
A long-standing mystery among marine biologists is why otherwise healthy whales, dolphins, and…Turbine Breaks World Record for Wind Power Generated in Just One Day
Feb 2, 2017, 11:14 am By ENN
A 722-foot tall, 9-megawatt wind turbine operating at an offshore testing site near Østerild,…Toward all-solid lithium batteries
Feb 2, 2017, 11:07 am By ENN
Most batteries are composed of two solid, electrochemically active layers called electrodes,…Low level of oxygen in Earth's middle ages delayed evolution for two billion years
Feb 2, 2017, 10:46 am By ENN
New research by the University of Exeter explains how oxygen was trapped at such low…Zeroing in on the chemistry of the air
Feb 2, 2017, 8:14 am By ENN
We breathe it in and out every few seconds, yet the air that surrounds us has chemical activity and…An entrepreneurial approach to Egypt's water crisis
Feb 2, 2017, 8:00 am By ENN
In Egypt, two out of five households do not have access to clean drinking water. This reality hit…Yale scientists identify key defect in brain tumor cells
Feb 1, 2017, 3:24 pm By ENN
In a new study, Yale researchers identified a novel genetic defect that prevents brain tumor cells…Gradual environmental change is an ally to viral pathogens
Feb 1, 2017, 3:15 pm By ENN
How viruses like Ebola, influenza or even the common cold adapt is a question that affects the…Researchers identify gene that protects against inflammatory bowel disease
Feb 1, 2017, 1:27 pm By ENN
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have identified a gene that protects the gut from…Controlling electron spin makes water splitting more efficient
Feb 1, 2017, 12:23 pm By ENN
One of the main obstacles in the production of hydrogen through water splitting is that hydrogen…Study Adds to Evidence that Electronic Cigarettes are not Harmless
Feb 1, 2017, 12:17 pm By ENN
A study published in JAMA Cardiology has added to growing evidence that electronic cigarettes…Oil production releases more methane than previously thought
Feb 1, 2017, 10:58 am By ENN
Global methane and ethane emissions from oil production from 1980 to 2012 were far higher than…First-ever GPS data release to boost space-weather science
Feb 1, 2017, 10:43 am By ENN
Today, more than 16 years of space-weather data is publicly available for the first time in history.…Coal mine dust hastens Arctic snow melt
Feb 1, 2017, 10:34 am By ENN
Dust released by an active coal mine in Svalbard, Norway, reduced the spectral reflectance of nearby…
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