Microgrids to build power resilience in New Orleans
Installing microgrids in New Orleans communities that are less prone to flooding could help keep grocery stores, gas stations, pharmacies, and essential services going...
Wood growth model advances genetic engineering of trees for paper, biofuels
A wood growth model promises to advance genetic engineering of trees for timber, paper, pulp, biofuels, and environmentally friendly products.
The idea is to simulate...
Fish can distinguish human faces they have amazing visual discrimination abilities
Fish have amazing visual discrimination abilities – they can distinguish human faces, even when presenting one familiar face with 44 others that they have...
Moth got dark due to Industrial Revolution in camouflage strategy
The peppered moth developed its dark, black form during the Industrial Revolution – this genetic mutation was an evolutionary camouflage move given that during...
Antibiotics raise greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung new study says
If you dose your cattle with antibiotics, you also raise levels of greenhouse gas emissions from cow dung - specifically methane - an international...
Blood sucking sea lampreys back in English rivers swimmers beware
Blood sucking sea lampreys have are back in English rivers in alarmingly growing numbers – swimmers going for a bathe are being told to...
Ancient meteorites zapped by laser to protect Earth from violent collisions
A couple of super ancient meteorites will be zapped with a high-powered laser as part of a project to protect Earth from violent killer-asteroid...
Ultra thin silk solution could replace cling film keeps fruits fresh for long time
An ultra thin silk solution has been shown to keep fruits fresh for over a week at room temperature - the solution is also...
World leaders sign Paris Agreement to combat climate change
World leaders from 175 nations signed the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City on Friday 22nd...
Ash dieback disease fought back by mature tree in Norfolk England
Scientists have discovered a mature ash tree that has fought off Ash Dieback Disease - also known as Chalara Dieback of Ash – offering...