Antarctic sea ice may be a source of mercury in Southern Ocean fish and birds
Aug 1, 2016, 10:27 pm By ENNNew research has found methylmercury – a potent neurotoxin – in sea ice in the Southern…A research project coordinated by UC3M helps reduce the cost of parallel computing
Jul 29, 2016, 5:41 pm By ENN
Heterogeneous parallel computing combines various processing elements with different characteristics…ORNL-led study analyzes electric grid vulnerabilities in extreme weather areas
Jul 29, 2016, 5:25 pm By ENN
Climate and energy scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have…Rice crops that can save farmers money and cut pollution
Jul 29, 2016, 4:31 pm By ENN
A new U of T Scarborough study has identified "superstar" varieties of rice that can reduce…Changing Arctic Tundra Could Radically Alter Shorebird Breeding Grounds
Jul 29, 2016, 4:21 pm By ENN
A new study projects that global warming could dramatically affect the tundra breeding habitat of 24…Butterflies use differences in leaf shape to distinguish between plants
Jul 28, 2016, 5:46 pm By ENN
The preference of Heliconius butterflies for certain leaf shapes is innate, but can be reversed…The US Is Finally Getting Its First Offshore Wind Farm
Jul 28, 2016, 5:30 pm By ENNBUILDING IN RHODE Island isn’t easy. Hurricanes and tropical storms barrel through its quaint…First whale detected by newly deployed acoustic buoy in New York Bight
Jul 28, 2016, 5:15 pm By ENN
A new acoustic buoy recently deployed by scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution…Breakthrough solar cell captures CO2 and sunlight, produces burnable fuel
Jul 28, 2016, 4:01 pm By ENN
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have engineered a potentially game-changing…One hour of physical activity per day could offset health risk of 8 hours of sitting
Jul 28, 2016, 8:10 am By ENNA new study of over 1 million people finds that doing at least one hour of physical activity per…Videos reveal birds, bats and bugs near Ivanpah solar project power towers
5:15pm By ENN
Video surveillance is the most effective method for detecting animals flying around solar power…Cod and climate
3:53pm By ENNIn recent decades, the plight of Atlantic cod off the coast of New England has been front-page news.…Montreal households the greenest in Canada: UBC study
12:51pm By ENN
Montreal homes are the most sustainable in the country, and Edmonton's the least, according to a new…Current atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations likely commit to warmings greater than 1.5C over land
11:20am By ENN
Current levels of atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations already commit the planet to air…The double-edged sword of wildlife-friendly yards
8:12am By ENN
Hundreds of millions of birds are killed in collisions with windows each year in the U.S. alone, and…Rainforest greener during 'dry' season
Tue 5:28pm By ENN
Although the Amazon Jungle may appear to be perpetually green, a University of Illinois researcher…Silicon-air battery achieves running time of over 1,000 hours for the first time
Tue 4:48pm By ENN
Silicon-air batteries are viewed as a promising and cost-effective alternative to current energy…Biological wizardry ferments carbon monoxide into biofuel
Tue 3:27pm By ENN
Cornell University biological engineers have deciphered the cellular strategy to make the biofuel…Lonely atoms, happily reunited
Tue 12:28pm By ENN
At first glance, magnetite appears to be a rather inconspicuous grey mineral. But on an atomic…Researchers printed energy producing photographs
Tue 11:52am By ENN
Solar cells have been manufactured already for a long from inexpensive materials with different…
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