Illumination drives bats out of caves, no matter the color of the light

Artificial light influences the behavior of many nocturnal animals such as bats, which are very sensitive…

Can African smallholders farm themselves out of poverty?

A great deal of research on agriculture in Africa is organised around the premise that intensification…

ISS sensors show terrestrial gamma-ray flash and ionospheric UV emissions spurred by lightning

A team of researchers from Denmark, Norway, Spain and Italy has found that both terrestrial gamma-ray…

Super rats or sickly rodents? Our war against urban rats could be leading to swift evolutionary changes

It took only a few seconds to spot one. Then another. As I walked into the…

Fiber-optic cables capture thunderquake rumbles

Underground fiber-optic cables, like those that connect the world through phone and internet service, hold untapped…

Sustainable separation technology makes new applications possible

Membranes are widely used to separate substances from each other, for example in water treatment or…

Study examines how Nashville songwriters co-write with stars

Country music songwriters must perform a careful dance when they work with famous singers who may…

Sonar study shows crater made by underwater Bikini atoll A-bomb test

A team of researchers from the University of Delaware has mapped the seafloor where an atomic…

Record low level of Bering Sea ice causes profound, widespread impacts

Sea ice in the Bering Sea shrank to its lowest levels in recorded history in 2018,…

Can salmon eat their way out of climate change?

Warm waters are a threat to cold water fish like salmon and trout. But a study…