Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
Last August, Abdelrhman Mohamed found himself hiking deep into the wilderness of Yellowstone National Park. Unlike thousands of tourists who trek to admire the park’s...
Due to humans, extinction risk for 1,700 animal species to increase by 2070
As humans continue to expand our use of land across the planet, we leave other species little ground to stand on. By 2070, increased...
Dying Trees in Cities? Blame It on the Concrete
A North Carolina State University study examining urbanization, scale-insect abundance and latitudinal warming on tree health in the Southeast captured a few surprising results. The...
Mystery of green icebergs may soon be solved
Research led by the University of Washington proposes a new idea that may explain why some Antarctic icebergs are tinged emerald green rather than...
How Bacteria Can Help Prevent Coal Ash Spills
Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a technique that uses bacteria to produce “biocement” in coal ash ponds, making the coal ash...
Scientists Turn Atmospheric CO2 Into Coal
Scientists say they have found a way to pull carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and turn it into coal, after which it can be...
New Tree Ring Analysis Method May Open Insights to Past Climate
Satellite imagery of earth’s vegetation, measurements of carbon dioxide in the air and computer models all help scientists understand how climate is affecting carbon dynamics and the...
Warm Seas Scatter Fish
Fish provide a vital source of protein for over half the world’s population, with over 56 million people employed by or subsisting on fisheries....
Did an Asteroid Cancel Dinosaurs? The Truth is in the Lava
About sixty-six million years ago a planet-wide catastrophe brought the non-avian dinosaurs to their demise, and the end of the Cretaceous period was marked...
Raindrops launch plant spores into the wind, spread fungi
That distinctive smell following rainstorms arises from dry particles unearthed when raindrops strike soil. By a similar process, rain that hits plants disturbs spores on...
