(Phys.org) -- As a rising global population and increasing standard of living drive demand for freshwater, many researchers are developing new techniques to desalinate salt water. Among them is a team of scientists ...

Chemistry - Materials Science

Jun 08, 2012 4.4 / 5 (34) 13 |

(Phys.org) —New research by an Indiana University scientist reveals the value of restoring wetlands and riparian habitat on agricultural lands. The study is among the first to demonstrate the water quality benefits of converting ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 07, 2013 5 / 5 (6) 0

A team of plant geneticists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) has successfully demonstrated what it describes as a "simple hypothesis" for making significant increases in yields for the maize plant.

Biology - Biotechnology

Feb 03, 2013 3 / 5 (4) 8 |

The growth of green plants – which can be measured in terms of "net primary production", or NPP for short – provides the energetic foundation for all life on earth. The share of NPP appropriated by humans (HANPP) through ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Jun 04, 2013 3.7 / 5 (3) 0

An analysis of sulfide ore deposits from one of the world's richest base-metal mines confirms that oxygen levels were extremely low on Earth 2.7 billion years ago, but also shows that microbes were actively ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Dec 10, 2012 5 / 5 (11) 2 |

Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon may be the name of the game but it takes less than that to connect any two users on Facebook.

Technology - Internet

Nov 22, 2011 3.7 / 5 (9) 5

(Phys.org) —Marine scientists from Australia and the USA today called for global efforts to protect deeper coral reefs as insurance against the widespread destruction of shallow reefs and their fish stocks now taking place ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 30, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

The United Nations on Thursday warned overfishing in the Mediterranean was boosting jellyfish, which reduce stocks further and it called for jellyfish to be used in food, medicine and cosmetics.

Biology - Ecology

May 30, 2013 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—Can an abundance of sea otters help reverse a principal cause of global warming?

Space & Earth - Environment

Sep 07, 2012 4.4 / 5 (5) 25 |

The large-scale production of edible insects is unavoidable in order to continue feeding the ever-increasing global population and providing them with enough animal protein. Insect farming can be compared ...

Biology - Ecology

May 10, 2013 4.6 / 5 (9) 3 |

(Phys.org)—Dryland ecosystems cover 41% of the Earth's land surface. These ecosystems are highly vulnerable to global environmental change and desertification. But climate change seems to have a positive ...

Biology - Ecology

Oct 08, 2012 4.2 / 5 (5) 6 |

The sea floor around the West Antarctica peninsula could become invaded by a voracious king crab, which is on the march thanks to global warming, biologists reported on Wednesday.

Biology - Ecology

Sep 07, 2011 3.9 / 5 (7) 12

A team of Australian scientists has bred salt tolerance into a variety of durum wheat that shows improved grain yield by 25% on salty soils.

Biology - Biotechnology

Mar 11, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0 |

(Phys.org)—Social networks can be used to describe the sexual interactions in animal populations and reveal which individuals are directly competing in the 'mating game', according to new Oxford University ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

Jan 22, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

(Phys.org) —Most people assume that Amazon.com's massive online workforce is anonymous, but a study by researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and five other universities has uncovered a security vulnerability ...

Technology - Computer Sciences

Mar 28, 2013 4.8 / 5 (4) 0 |