Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuel
Jul 26, 2016, 3:27 pm By ENN
Cornell University biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel…Lonely atoms, happily reunited
Jul 26, 2016, 12:28 pm By ENN
At first glance, magnetite appears to be a rather inconspicuous grey mineral. But on an atomic…Researchers printed energy producing photographs
Jul 26, 2016, 11:52 am By ENN
Solar cells have been manufactured already for a long from inexpensive materials with different…Solar Impulse Just Completed Its Momentous Flight Around the World
Jul 26, 2016, 11:28 am By ENN
Solar Impulse 2 touched down in Abu Dhabi today, becoming the first fuel-free plane to successfully…Low Zika risk for travelers to Olympics in Brazil, study finds
Jul 26, 2016, 8:23 am By ENNThe Zika virus poses a negligible health threat to the international community during the summer…Distant volcanic eruptions foster saguaro cacti baby booms
Jul 25, 2016, 6:07 pm By ENN
One hundred and thirty years ago, the volcano Krakatoa erupted in what is now Indonesia, unleashing…NASA spies major Hurricane Georgette
Jul 25, 2016, 5:15 pm By ENN
Hurricane Georgette is a major hurricane in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP…Marine carbon sinking rates confirm importance of polar oceans
Jul 25, 2016, 4:52 pm By ENN
About the same amount of atmospheric carbon that goes into creating plants on land goes into the…Global Economy Has Reduced Its Energy Intensity by One-Third Since 1990
Jul 25, 2016, 2:41 pm By ENN
The global economy is becoming less energy intensive, using fewer fossil fuels to power…Unlocking the secret to cheaper solar power
Jul 25, 2016, 2:23 pm By ENN
As climate change garners more attention around the world, scientists at the University of Virginia…Can cinnamon turn you into a better learner?
Jul 25, 2016, 8:16 am By ENNIf Dr. Kalipada Pahan's research pans out, the standard advice for failing students might one day…Bird ranges vary more than thought
Jul 24, 2016, 2:32 pm By ENNA new study of population trends among 46 ecologically diverse bird species in North America…Soon solar will be the cheapest power everywhere
Jul 22, 2016, 11:04 am By ENN
Solar is already the cheapest available power across large swathes of the tropics, writes Chris…Why Americans waste so much food
Jul 22, 2016, 7:51 am By ENNEven though American consumers throw away about 80 billion pounds of food a year, only about half…Mars rover's laser can now target rocks all by itself
Jul 21, 2016, 6:07 pm By ENN
New software is enabling ChemCam, the laser spectrometer on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, to select…Trees' surprising role in the boreal water cycle quantified
Jul 21, 2016, 5:55 pm By ENN
Approximately 25 to 50 percent of a living tree is made up of water, depending on the species and…Scientists unlock 'green' energy from garden grass
Jul 21, 2016, 12:52 pm By ENN
Garden grass could become a source of cheap and clean renewable energy, scientists have claimed.A…Oceans may be large, overlooked source of hydrogen gas
Jul 21, 2016, 12:33 pm By ENN
Serpentinized rocks formed near fast-spreading tectonic plates under Earth's seafloor could be a…Putting the sloth in sloths
Jul 21, 2016, 8:19 am By ENNAlthough most of the terrestrial world is covered in trees, there are precious few vertebrates that…'Perfect storm' brought sea louse epidemic to BC salmon
Jul 20, 2016, 5:52 pm By ENN
High ocean temperatures and poor timing of parasite management likely led to an epidemic of sea lice…
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