Farmers who grow single crops are particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change, but now…
Month: May 2017
Propagation research on rare trees expands species recovery potential
Many rare tropical tree species are restricted to a small, endemic range with very few remaining…
Photoluminescent display absorbs, converts light into energy
By replacing the phosphor screen in a laser phosphor display (LPD) with a luminescent solar concentrator…
Rare albino orangutan rescued on Borneo island
A rare albino orangutan has been rescued on the Indonesian part of Borneo island where villagers…
Is electricity use in the developing world about to skyrocket?
Cities in the developing world may soon see dramatic spikes in electricity consumption for heating and…
For a green alga, spotted salamanders are stressful hosts
New research shows how two drastically different organisms—a green alga and the spotted salamander—get along as…
New species of dinosaur increases the already unexpected diversity of ‘whiplash dinosaurs’
Researchers from Italy and Portugal describe yet another new sauropod species from 150 million years ago,…
Bioinspired agent kills drug-resistant bacteria
Researchers in Ireland have developed a bioinspired antimicrobial treatment that can rapidly kill drug-resistant bacteria. The…
Image: Hubble captures a sea of spiral galaxies
While one instrument of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observed a pair of spiral galaxies for…
Earliest relative of Brachiosaurus dinosaur found in France
Scientists have re-examined an overlooked museum fossil and discovered that it is the earliest member of…