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Quarter of world's population facing extreme water stress
Nearly a quarter of the world’s population lives in 17 countries facing extremely high water stress,…
32 years after poisoning, cleanup launched at arsenic site
In the weeks after they moved from New York City to their dream home in the…
Improving the magnetic bottle that controls fusion power on Earth
Scientists who use magnetic fields to bottle up and control on Earth the fusion reactions that…
'Mega-fires' may be too extreme even for a bird that loves fire
Fire is a natural part of western forests, but the changing nature of fire in many…
Road verges provide refuge for pollinators
Roadside verges provide a vital refuge for pollinators—but they must be managed better, new research shows. …
Targeting DNA sequencing for plant biodiversity research
Third-generation sequencing (TGS) technologies like the portable MinION sequencer promise to revolutionize biology, but getting there…
Study: Urban sprawl creates food deserts
Urban sprawl has led to the creation of food deserts in metropolitan areas across the United…
Beaches choked with stinky seaweed could be the new normal
Slimy, stinky brown seaweed that ruins beachgoers’ vacations from Mexico to Florida may be the new…
Magnetic plasma pulses excited by UK-size swirls in the solar atmosphere
An international team of scientists led by the University of Sheffield have discovered previously undetected observational…