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Surprising Material Could Play Huge Role in Saving Energy: Tin Selenide Is Best at Converting Waste Heat to Electricity
Apr. 17, 2014 — One strategy for addressing the world's energy crisis is to stop wasting so much energy when producing and using it, such as in coal-fired power plants or transportation. Nearly two-thirds of ... full story -
Biologists Help Solve Fungal Mysteries, Inform Studies on Climate Change
Apr. 17, 2014 — A new genetic analysis revealing the previously unknown biodiversity and distribution of thousands of fungi in North America might also reveal a previously underappreciated contributor to climate ... full story -
Methane Climate Change Risk Suggested by Proof of Redox Cycling of Humic Substances
Apr. 17, 2014 — Disruption of natural methane-binding process may worsen climate change, scientists have suggested, painting a stark warning on the possible effects of gases such as methane -- which has a greenhouse ... full story -
Mars: Meteorites Yield Clues to Red Planet's Early Atmosphere
Apr. 16, 2014 — Geologists analyzed 40 meteorites that fell to Earth from Mars to understand the history of the Martian atmosphere. Their new article shows the atmospheres of Mars and Earth diverged in important ... full story -
Significant Baseline Levels of Arsenic Found in Soil Throughout Ohio Are Due to Natural Processes
Apr. 16, 2014 — Geologic and soil processes are to blame for significant baseline levels of arsenic in soil throughout Ohio, according to a new study. Every sample had concentrations higher than the screening level ... full story -
Relieving Electric Vehicle Range Anxiety With Improved Batteries
Apr. 16, 2014 — A new nanomaterial called a metal organic framework could extend the lifespan of lithium-sulfur batteries, which could be used to increase the driving range of electric vehicles. Researchers added ... full story -
Environmentally Compatible Organic Solar Cells in the Future
Apr. 16, 2014 — Environmentally compatible production methods for organic solar cells from novel materials are in the focus of “MatHero”. The new project aims at making organic photovoltaics competitive to their ... full story -
New Study Outlines 'Water World' Theory of Life's Origins
Apr. 15, 2014 — Life took root more than four billion years ago on our nascent Earth, a wetter and harsher place than now, bathed in sizzling ultraviolet rays. What started out as simple cells ultimately transformed ... full story -
New Technique Will Accelerate Genetic Characterization of Photosynthesis
Apr. 15, 2014 — Photosynthesis provides fixed carbon and energy for nearly all life on Earth, yet many aspects of this fascinating process remain mysterious. We do not know the full list of the parts of the ... full story -
People of Color Live in Neighborhoods With More Air Pollution Than Whites, Groundbreaking Study Shows
Apr. 15, 2014 — A first-of-its-kind study has found that on average nationally, people of color are exposed to 38 percent higher levels of nitrogen dioxide outdoor air pollution compared to white people. The health ... full story -
Biologists Develop Nanosensors to Visualize Movements and Distribution of Plant Stress Hormone
Apr. 15, 2014 — Biologists have succeeded in visualizing the movement within plants of a key hormone responsible for growth and resistance to drought. The achievement will allow researchers to conduct further ... full story -
Bioarchaeologists Link Climate Instability to Human Mobility in Ancient Sahara
Apr. 15, 2014 — Researchers have uncovered clues to how past peoples moved across their landscape as the once lush environment deteriorated. Scientists sampled bone and teeth enamel, and used their chemical ... full story -
New Sensor Improves the Level of Efficiency in Detecting Ozone
Apr. 15, 2014 — Researchers have developed a more effective ozone sensor than the ones used so far. The new sensor detects this gas faster and in lower amounts. Ozone is present in the atmosphere and it plays a ... full story -
Bizarre Parasite May Provide Cuttlefish Clues
Apr. 15, 2014 — New research into parasites of cuttlefish, squid and octopus has uncovered details of the parasites’ astonishing life cycles, and shown how they may help in investigating populations of their ... full story -
New Design for Mobile Phone Masts Could Cut Carbon Emissions
Apr. 15, 2014 — A breakthrough in the design of signal amplifiers for mobile phone masts could deliver a massive 200MW cut in the load on UK power stations, reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around 0.5 million ... full story -
Climate Change Likely Culprit in Coqui Frog's Altered Calls, Say Biologists
Apr. 14, 2014 — The abundant Puerto Rican coqui frog has experienced changes since the 1980s that are likely due to global warming, biologists report. The call of the male coqui became shorter and higher pitched, ... full story -
'Problem Wells' Source of Greenhouse Gas at Unexpected Stage of Natural Gas Production
Apr. 14, 2014 — High levels of the greenhouse gas methane were found above shale gas wells at a production point not thought to be an important emissions source. The findings could have implications for the ... full story -
Faithful Allies Since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis Between Beewolves and Protective Bacteria Originated Millions of Years Ago
Apr. 14, 2014 — Scientists have discovered that certain wasps tightly control mother-to-offspring transmission of their bacterial symbionts. This stabilizes the symbiotic alliance and contributed to its persistence ... full story -
Plugging an Ozone Hole: Extreme Antarctic Ozone Holes Have Not Been Replicated in Arctic
Apr. 14, 2014 — Since the discovery of the Antarctic ozone hole, scientists, policymakers, and the public have wondered whether we might someday see a similarly extreme depletion of ozone over the Arctic. But a new ... full story -
Ferns Borrowed Genes to Flourish in Low Light
Apr. 14, 2014 — During the age of the dinosaurs, the arrival of flowering plants as competitors could have spelled doom for primitive ferns. Instead, ferns diversified and flourished under the new canopy -- using a ... full story
- Surprising material could play huge role in saving energy: Tin selenide is best at converting waste heat to electricity
- Biologists help solve fungal mysteries, inform studies on climate change
- Methane climate change risk suggested by proof of redox cycling of humic substances
- Mars: Meteorites yield clues to Red Planet's early atmosphere
- Significant baseline levels of arsenic found in soil throughout Ohio are due to natural processes
- Relieving electric vehicle range anxiety with improved batteries
- Environmentally compatible organic solar cells in the future
- New study outlines 'water world' theory of life's origins
- New technique will accelerate genetic characterization of photosynthesis
- People of color live in neighborhoods with more air pollution than whites, groundbreaking study shows
- Biologists develop nanosensors to visualize movements and distribution of plant stress hormone
- Bioarchaeologists link climate instability to human mobility in ancient Sahara
- New sensor improves the level of efficiency in detecting ozone
- Bizarre parasite may provide cuttlefish clues
- New design for mobile phone masts could cut carbon emissions
- Climate change likely culprit in coqui frog's altered calls, say biologists
- 'Problem wells' source of greenhouse gas at unexpected stage of natural gas production
- Faithful allies since the Cretaceous: Symbiosis between beewolves and protective bacteria originated millions of years ago
- Plugging an ozone hole: Extreme Antarctic ozone holes have not been replicated in Arctic
- Ferns borrowed genes to flourish in low light
- Nutrient-rich forests absorb more carbon
- Result of slow degradation on environmental pollutants
- Genetically modified tobacco plants as an alternative for producing bioethanol
- Dual role of carbon dioxide in photosynthesis: Pioneering findings
- Ocean acidification robs reef fish of their fear of predators
- Controversy over nitrogen's ocean 'exit strategies' resolved
- Tibetan Plateau was larger than previously thought, geologists say
- NASA simulation portrays ozone intrusions from aloft
- Greenland ice cores show industrial record of acid rain, success of US Clean Air Act
- Rare fossilized embryos more than 500 million years old found
- Mercury contamination threatens Antarctic birds
- Oyster aquaculture could significantly improve Potomac River estuary water quality
- Sunken logs create new worlds for seafloor animals
- Farming for improved ecosystem services seen as economically feasible
- Making ethanol without corn or other plants
- Study tests theory that life originated at deep sea vents
- Food fraud calls for knowledge of vulnerability and for detective work
- Black carbon is ancient by the time it reaches seafloor
- System to track dynamics of drought developed by researchers
- Permafrost thawing could accelerate global warming
- Missing piece of air particle equation hiding in the walls
- The tiniest greenhouse gas emitters: Climate feedbacks from decomposition by soil microbes less dire than previously thought
- New findings to help extend high efficiency solar cells' lifetime
- Arid areas absorb unexpected amounts of atmospheric carbon
- Food quality will suffer with rising carbon dioxide, field study shows
- 'Like a giant elevator to the stratosphere:' Newly discovered atmospheric layer may impact Earth's climate
- Bacteria get new badge as planet's detoxifier
- Antibiotics in manure a far-reaching impact on abundance of human pathogenic bacteria in soils
- A balanced carbon footprint for the Amazon River
- Hot mantle drives elevation, volcanism along mid-ocean ridges
- Taming a poison: Saving plants from cyanide with carbon dioxide
- NASA's OCO-2 brings sharp focus on global carbon
- Energy breakthrough uses sun to create solar energy materials
- Tiny wireless sensing device alerts users to telltale vapors remotely
- Crib mattresses emit high rates of potentially harmful chemicals, engineers find
- Detecting diamonds with X-ray technology
- Amazon studied to predict impact of climate change
- Deforestation of sandy soils a greater climate threat
- 'Chemical atlas' provides unique understanding of ocean geochemistry
- Ancient whodunit may be solved: Methane-producing microbes did it!
- Urban gardeners may be unaware of how best to manage contaminants in soil
- Satellite shows high productivity from U.S. corn belt
- Nano-paper filter removes viruses
- Effect of important air pollutants may be absent from key precipitation observations
- Earth's dynamic interior: Multiple compositional components of Earth's deep mantle carried up to surface
- Health costs of air pollution from agriculture clarified
- More male fish 'feminized' by pollution on Basque coast
- Revolutionary solar cells double as lasers
- Autumn ending later in northern hemisphere, research shows
- A more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, methane emissions will leap as Earth warms
- Nitrogen source determined significant for inflorescence development in Phalaenopsis
- Resistance is not futile: Researchers engineer resistance to ionic liquids in biofuel microbes
- Anaerobic treatment of wastewater: A step towards sustainable energy
- West Virginia chemical spill into Elk River contaminating air and water quality
- Plant growth enhanced through promotion of pore opening
- Robotic arm probes chemistry of 3-D objects by mass spectrometry
- Pesticides make the life of earthworms miserable
- Famous paintings help study Earth’s past atmosphere
- Ancient Indonesian climate shift linked to glacial cycle
- Lots of carbon dioxide equivalents from aquatic environments
- Simulations to reduce emissions from road transport
- Deep ocean current may slow due to climate change
- Permafrost thaw exacerbates climate change
- Seal teeth offer glimpse into the environmental past of Russia's Lake Baikal
- Forests crucial to green growth
- Emerging carbon trading markets offer lessons
- Dust in the wind drove iron fertilization during ice age
- Ocean's carbon budget balanced: Supply of food to midwater organisms balanced with demands for food
- Algae may be a potential source of biofuels and biochemicals even in cool climate
- Goldilocks principle: Earth's continued habitability due to geologic cycles that act as climate control
- Global warming may increase methane emissions from freshwater ecosystems
- Radiation damage at the root of Chernobyl's ecosystems
- True value of cover crops to farmers, environment
- Planting cotton early may mean less stink bug damage
- Fierce 2012 magnetic storm just missed us: Earth dodged huge magnetic bullet from the sun
- New statistical models could lead to better predictions of ocean patterns
- Amazon inhales more carbon than it emits, NASA finds
- Nanotube composites greatly increase efficiency of next generation of solar cells
- Biodiesel from alligator fat reduces waste
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