Radiative Cooling and Solar Heating From One System – No Electricity Needed
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissions. Passive cooling, like the shade a…
Study describes passive cooling system that aims to help impoverished communities, reduce cooling and heating costs, lower CO2 emissions. Passive cooling, like the shade a…
Most of Northern California’s kelp forest ecosystem is gone, replaced by widespread ‘urchin barrens’ that may persist long into the future, according to a new…
Wild pigs are often maligned as ecosystem destroyers, but a University of Queensland study has found they also cultivate biodiverse rainforests in their native habitats….
New research has shown that carbon in feces, respiration, and other excretions from fishes make up about 16% of the total carbon that sinks below…
In the past 35 years, one third of large rivers in the United States have changed their dominant color, often due to sediments or algae….
Chimpanzees and humans “overlap” in their use of forests and even villages, new research shows. Scientists used camera traps to track the movements of western…
If you live with seasonal allergies and feel like the pollen seasons feel longer and longer every year, you may be right. New research shows…
The Long Journey of Litter to the Seafloor The Messina Strait, a submarine bridge separating the island of Sicily from the Italian Peninsula, is the…
In a ground-breaking new study, scientists used innovative molecular techniques to explain how corals on the east coast of Australia survived previous tough conditions—enabling the…
Recreational hunting — especially hunting of charismatic species for their trophies — raises ethical and moral concerns. Yet recreational hunting is frequently suggested as a…
Lakes underneath the Antarctic ice sheet could be more hospitable than previously thought, allowing them to host more microbial life. This is the finding of…
New research suggests that overhunting by humans was not responsible for the extinction of mammoths, ground sloths, and other North American megafauna. A new study…
A survey of more than 18,000 land parcels spanning 2 million square miles across 63 countries shows that a “protected area” designation reduces the rate…
One of the most abundant bats in Europe may be attracted to wind turbines, a new study shows. The activity of common pipistrelle bats was…
Satellite images processed with the help of computer algorithms are a promising new tool for surveying endangered wildlife. For the first time, scientists have successfully…
World-first study shows episodic human events trigger animal movement. For the first time, scientists have calculated the global impact of human activity on animal movement,…
An atlas of harmful algal blooms across the Red Sea reveals their link with industrial aquaculture and how these blooms have changed in recent decades….
A bird-loving farmer living near Florida’s Pelican Island helped spur the creation of a national system of wildlife refuges. Elaborate feathered hats—sometimes festooned with whole…