New research explores how efforts to keep urban lawns looking green and healthy might negate…
Month: April 2013
Trouble in penguin paradise? Research analyzes Antarctic ice flow
A student researcher has discovered that a good way to monitor the environmental health of…
Scientists seek sea urchin’s secret to surviving ocean acidification
Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key…
Human shadow cast over the Caribbean slows coral growth
Striking Caribbean sunsets occur when particles in the air scatter incoming sunlight. But a particulate…
Der Steppenworm? Two new species differ from the elusive ‘Mongolian Death Worm’
Scientists have discovered the first proper earthworms from the Outer Mongolian steppes. Although the two…
First genetic factor in prostate cancer prognosis identified
Patients with prostate cancer and hereditary mutations in the BRCA2 gene have a worse prognosis…
Copper surfaces reduce the rate of health care-acquired infections in the ICU
Placement of copper objects in intensive care unit hospital rooms reduced the number of healthcare-acquired…
Remaining Martian atmosphere still dynamic
Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what’s left remains quite active, recent…
A warming world will further intensify extreme precipitation events, research shows
As the globe warms from rising atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases, more moisture in a…
‘Artificial leaf’ gains the ability to self-heal damage and produce energy from dirty water
Another innovative feature has been added to the world’s first practical “artificial leaf,” making the…