The use of sugarcane straw for bioenergy is an opportunity, but there are pros and cons

The use of sugarcane leaves, known as trash or straw, to produce electricity and second-generation (2G)…

Parasite manipulates algal metabolism for its own benefit

Microalgae can form massive assemblages in oceans, attracting many opportunistic organisms; these are capable of eliminating…

Southern California's Getty fire continues to burn

NASA’s Terra satellite using the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) instrument aboard captured this image of…

Astronomers discover ghosts of supernovas in nearby galaxy

Researchers from the University of Manchester, with international colleagues, have carried out a survey of a…

Researchers build a biomimetic 'soft cannon' to understand how fungal spores are dispersed

A team of researchers from the Technical University of Denmark, the University of Copenhagen and Wageningen…

Surface functionalized microcavity boosts nonlinear optics

Silica optical microcavities are mainstay photonic devices, valued for their intrinsically ultra-low loss in the broadband…

People consider indoor air health risks greater than what is suggested by research data

According to the National Indoor Air Survey by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, people…

Greta Thunberg rejects Nordic Council environmental award

She turned down the prize money and said “the climate movement does not need any more…

Image: Antarctic mist

As the Northern hemisphere tucks into longer nights, Antarctica bursts into its season of sunlight. …

Air quality during and after wildfires

The wildfires raging throughout California—the Getty fire in Los Angeles and the Kincade fire in Northern…