The Department of Interior is spending $1.15 billion to cap abandoned oil and gas wells across…
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Mass customization can make fashion more sustainable if customers are willing to wait for it
The fashion industry produces far more inventory than it sells, consuming and polluting more of the…
Large-scale study shows declining soybean resistance to stem and root rot
Phytophthora stem and root rot results in approximately $50 million in annual losses for Canadian soybean…
Manatee deaths lead to lawsuit from conservation groups
Conservation groups sued the federal government Tuesday over last year’s record manatee deaths, saying the government…
New research links continents to key transitions in Earth's oceans, atmosphere and climate
A new study led by University of Wisconsin Oshkosh geologist Timothy Paulsen and Michigan Tech geologist…
Sorghum and other drought-tolerant cereal crops can provide better nutrition and more sustainable agriculture
One of the biggest factors in determining the health of humans and the environment is the…
Leveraging electron spin adds a new dimension to data encoding
Remember flip phones? Our smartphones may one day look just as obsolete thanks to spintronics, an…
Team confirms existence of new Earth Trojan asteroid
An International team of astronomers led by researcher Toni Santana-Ros from the University of Alicante and…
Moons may yield clues to what makes planets habitable
Earth’s moon is vitally important in making Earth the planet we know today: The moon controls…
Did comet's fiery destruction lead to downfall of ancient Hopewell?
The rapid decline of the Hopewell culture about 1,500 years ago might be explained by falling…