Off-grid power in remote areas will require special business model to succeed

Low-cost, off-grid solar energy could provide significant economic benefit to people living in some remote areas,…

Great Barrier Reef almost drowned; climate implications

The first comprehensive analysis of the Great Barrier Reef at a time of rapid sea-level rise…

Open-source plant database confirms top US bioenergy crop

Scientists have confirmed that Miscanthus, long speculated to be the top biofuel producer, yields more than…

Indoor tanning study reveals surprising new at-risk group for skin cancer

In a new study of indoor tanning and skin cancer risk, the use of indoor tanning…

The technological potential of earwax

Scientists are seeing potential in some sort of biomimetic earwax adhesive surface that can be used…

Rocky mountain haze

An atmospheric scientist has found a correlation between the severity of drought in the Intermountain West…

Astronomers discover cosmic double whammy

An international team of astronomers has discovered a cosmic one-two punch never seen before. By combining…

Autoimmunity and infections: When the body fights itself

Doctors are on the trail of a possible connection between autoimmune diseases and infections: errors can…

Study examines ocean acidification effects on rockfish, a key California marine prey base

A new study examines how ocean acidification may negatively affect some juvenile rockfish, a key marine…

Police sobriety checkpoints can reduce drunk driving better than increased penalties

Driving while impaired (DWI) causes more than 10,000 deaths per year in the United States. Although…