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Investing in New Water Filtration Membranes Is Worth It

New analysis shows antifouling membranes reduce costs, energy over their lifetimes

Optical Rule Was Made to Be Broken

Rice engineers’ formula IDs materials for virtual reality, 3D displays

Risk of Passing Multiple Climate Tipping Points Escalates Above 1.5°c Global Warming

Multiple climate tipping points could be triggered if global temperature rises beyond 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a major new analysis published in the journal Science.

Little Ice Age Study Reveals North Atlantic Reached a Tipping Point

Scientists have used centuries-old clam shells to see how the North Atlantic climate system reached a "tipping point" before the Little Ice Age.

Major New Tipping Points Initiative Launched at Conference

Efforts to activate "positive tipping points" to tackle the climate crisis have been boosted by a £1 million (US$1.15m) grant from the Bezos Earth Fund.

Bees Use Patterns – Not Just Colours – to Find Flowers

Honeybees rely heavily on flower patterns – not just colours – when searching for food, new research shows.

'Radical Decentralisation' Needed in Iran to Allow Kurdish Communities to Benefit from Natural Resources, Study Argues

A radical decentralisation of politics and decision-making in Iran is needed to allow Kurdish communities to benefit from natural resources, experts have argued.

Immunotherapy Reduces Lung and Liver Fibrosis in Mice

Chronic diseases often lead to fibrosis, a condition in which organ tissue suffers from excessive scarring.

Cracking the Code of a Natural RNA Editor

Newly discovered editing rule may be exploited to correct genetic defects

Uncovering the Genome’s Regulatory Code

Since the sequencing of the human genome in 2001, all our genes – around 20,000 in total – have been identified.

These Female Hummingbirds Evolved to Look Like Males — Apparently to Evade Aggression

White-necked jacobin hummingbirds sport a colorful blue-and-white plumage as juveniles.

‘Dangerous’ and ‘Extremely Dangerous’ Heat Stress to Become More Common by 2100

Record-breaking heat waves have occurred recently from Delhi to the Pacific Northwest, and the number of these deadly events is expected to increase.

Beach Trash Accumulates in Predictable Patterns on Washington and Oregon Shores

Citizen scientists recorded trash on Pacific Northwest beaches, from southern Oregon to Anacortes, Washington, to contribute to the growing study of marine trash.

New Study Calculates Retreat of Glacier Edges in Alaska’s Kenai Fjords National Park

As glaciers worldwide retreat due to climate change, managers of national parks need to know what’s on the horizon to prepare for the future.

Research of Wild Primate Shows Maternal Effects Key to Gut Microbial Development

The bacteria that reside in the human gut, otherwise known as “the gut microbiome,” are known to play both beneficial and harmful roles in human health.

Researchers: Flawed 1956 National Academy of Sciences report on radiation risk should be retracted

Many fear radiation without much understanding of what ionizing radiation is, how it works and what the actual risk is. This lack of knowledge and public perception combine to make people fearful of all things nuclear, which has had serious consequences.

Estimating the Pace of Change

Novel approach for determining timescales might pave way for new insights in neuroscience