The Magic of Sunrise and Sunset: New Research Quantifies the “Wow” Factor
For the first time, a new study has quantified the impact of fleeting natural events on people. A recent study has quantified the impact that…
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Reducing Stress – How Does Nature Nurture the Brain?
A one-hour stroll in nature decreases stress-related brain activity, according to new research. Living in a city is a well-known risk factor for developing mental…
Stanford’s New Open-Source Software for Designing Sustainable Cities
New technology could help cities around the world improve people’s lives while saving billions of dollars. The free, open-source software developed by the Stanford Natural Capital Project creates maps…
Oil & Gas Industry Commits to New Tracking and Disclosure System to Monitor, Report and Reduce Methane Emissions
Governments, UN, civil society, companies collaborate on robust new tracking and disclosure system. In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and…
Harvard Scientists Identify Microbe that “Eats” Electricity
In a new study, Harvard scientists show that the bacterium Rhodopseudomonas palustris can use natural conductivity to pull electrons from minerals located deep in soil…
Many Nature Reserves Struggling to Sustain Their Original Biodiversity
A new study from a team of international scientists found that deforestation is advancing rapidly in tropical nations and most reserves are losing some or…
Ecologists Document Changes in Fragile Land-Sea Ecological Chain
A newly published study from Stanford scientists describes one of the longest ecological interaction chains ever documented and sheds light on how human disturbance of…
Spider Fangs May Lead to the Development of New Specialized Materials
Looking to nature for technological inspiration is nothing new and now a team of scientists are hoping that new insights into spider fangs and the…
Researchers Use Robot Fish to Lead Golden Shiner School
Researchers from Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) developed a bio-inspired robotic fish to mimic the tail propulsion of a swimming fish and conducted…
Controversial Proposal Wants Sugar to be Regulated as a Toxic Substance
A new, controversial proposal would try to regulate sugar as a toxic substance, since it’s calorie-rich and naturally enables obesity. Researchers consider it close to…
Smithsonian Ecologists Study the Realtionship Between Fungi-Filled Forests and Endangered Orchids
Smithsonian ecologists are publishing new research that shows how an orchid’s survival depends on fungi and the age of the forest that it is growing…
MIT Researchers Study Theoretical Speed Limit of Flight
MIT researchers state that all flying objects must observe a theoretical speed limit in order to avoid a crash. Flying faster than this speed will…
Astronomers Hypothesize that Milky Way Might Be Teeming with Planets
In the past, astronomers had no evidence that there were planets orbiting other stars. Now, they estimate that the Milky Way might contain huge numbers…
Genetically Modified Silk Worms Yield Super Strong Silk
Soon, whenever we buy silk products they will be much stronger. US researchers have created genetically modified silkworms that can spin silk far stronger and…
Female Sumatran Rhino May Be The Key to Saving The Species
As Sumatran rhino numbers continue to decrease and head towards extinction, the race is on to find a breeding pair to start their long-term preservation….
Dingo Solves Complex Problem, Moves Furniture to Reach Food
It looks like dingoes are smarter than we realized. A captive dingo has been caught on camera, displaying some interesting problem-solving skills. It moved a…
Amazing Image of a Cheetah on the Hunt
National Geographic knows a thing or two about quality photographs. The photo above was taken by Stefano Pesarelli in the Masai Mara National Reserve in…
Tiny Spider Brains Overflow Into the Body and Legs
According to Smithsonian researchers, the brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and even overflow into their legs. They…
