A herring in the North Sea, a crab in the Wadden Sea or an anemone fish on a coral reef, ... biologists like to think in terms of individual species that all have their own place within food webs in ecosystems across the world. 'But that is surely too simplistic...
University of Houston Researchers Charting a Sustainable Course in Oceanic Carbon Capture
As researchers around the world race against time to develop new strategies and technologies to fight climate change, a team of scientists at the University of Houston is exploring one possible way to directly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the environment: Negative emissions technologies (NETs).
Waterloo Researchers Make a Significant Step Towards Reliably Processing Quantum Information
Using laser light, researchers have developed the most robust method currently known to control individual qubits made of the chemical element barium.
Climate Change can Alter the Risk of Succumbing to Infectious Diseases
The new study compiled information on the occurrence of over 75 pathogenic microbes across Europe from almost 400 bird- and 40 bat species.
Table salt could be the secret ingredient for better chemical recycling
Researchers have shown that table salt outperforms other expensive catalysts being explored for the chemical recycling of polyolefin polymers, which account for 60% of plastic waste. The research shows that sodium chloride could provide a safe, inexpensive and reusable way to make plastics more recyclable. The team also showed that...
Study reveals human destruction of global floodplains
A hydrologist's study provides a global estimate of human destruction of natural floodplains. The study can help guide future development in a way that can restore and conserve vital floodplain habitats that are critical to wildlife, water quality and reducing flood risk for people.
These worms have rhythm
Researchers have developed a new imaging technique to observe active gene expression in real time. They found that four molecules work together to control the timing of each stage of the C. elegans worm's development. This timekeeping process could provide important clues about the natural rhythm of development in humans...
How to Prevent Biofilms in Space
After exposure in space aboard the International Space Station, a new kind of surface treatment significantly reduced the growth of biofilms, scientists report.
Using Artificial Methods for Growing Crops Could Help Solve Global Food Security
Artificial methods of growing lettuce produce twice the amount of the crop as traditional field-based methods, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.
Stratospheric Cooling: The Concerning Flip Side of Global Warming
UCLA-led research finds human-generated greenhouse gases are responsible for the troubling changes in upper atmosphere.