A surface displays structural colors when light is reflected by tiny, regular structural elements in a transparent material. Researchers have now developed a method to make structural colors from cellulose-based polymers ...
Materials Science
Aug 28, 2020
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Livestock can help Nepal address crop residue burning, which has health and environmental impacts.
Environment
Aug 17, 2020
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Today, life in the soil must contend with several problems at once. The biomass of small animals that decompose plants in the soil and thus maintain its fertility is declining both as a result of climate change and over-intensive ...
Ecology
Jul 28, 2020
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From its source in New York's Catskill Mountains to its mouth in the Delaware Bay, the Delaware River serves many roles. Fifteen million people from four states drink its water. Several major cities lie on its shores. It's ...
Environment
Jul 28, 2020
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A recent study just published in Environmental Science & Technology identified the toxicological risks of environmental pollutants to finless porpoises (Neophocaena asiaeorientalis). Manmade chemicals synthesized for human ...
Environment
Jul 20, 2020
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Medaka, a fish, has become an important vertebrate model widely used in genetics, developmental biology, environmental sciences, and many other fields. A high-quality genome sequence and a variety of genetic tools are available ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 6, 2020
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Rainfall after fire brings immediate relief but the environmental effects can sometimes be as significant as the fire itself.
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2020
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Under changing, increasingly dynamic climatic conditions, temperate soils are forecast to experience a high degree of variability in moisture conditions due to periods of drought and/or flood. These periodic shifts between ...
Environment
Jun 25, 2020
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A research team in Ehime University found novel bioaccumulative compounds in mussels inhabiting Hiroshima Bay and suggested their unintentional (natural) formation in the environment. The findings were published on March ...
Environment
Jun 3, 2020
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Before water produced during hydraulic fracturing is disposed of in waterways or reused in agriculture and other industries, chemists at The University of Toledo are zeroing in on water quality and environmental concerns ...
Analytical Chemistry
May 26, 2020
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