Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water

Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water (Study)

IMAGE: Puffins, a member of the Alcidae family. view more  Credit: Daniel Zatz (CC BY-NC 2.0 - https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.0/) New insight on how four species of seabirds have developed the...
Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes

Geologists identify deep-earth structures that may signal hidden metal lodes (Study)

IMAGE: A new study shows that giant ore deposits are tightly distributed above...

New materials of perovskite challenge the chemical intuition (Study)

IMAGE: Chemical intuition tells us that pressure tends to increase number of coordination,...

Microscope allows gentle, continuous imaging of light-sensitive corals (Study)

IMAGE: Using the L-SPI microscope to visualize the re-infection of an Astrangia polyp...
SwRI's SLED-W algorithms detect crude oil on water

SwRI’s SLED-W algorithms detect crude oil on water (Study)

SAN ANTONIO -- June 30, 2020 -- Southwest Research Institute has developed computer-based techniques to accurately detect crude oil on water using inexpensive thermal...

Plant tissue engineering improves drought and salinity tolerance (Study)

IMAGE: Arabidopsis thaliana, Thale Cress, engineered to behave like a succulent, improving water-use...
Microplastic pollution accumulates heavily in coastal areas such as fjords and estuaries

Microplastic pollution accumulates heavily in coastal areas such as fjords and estuaries (Study)

IMAGE: Shelf and deep sea environments have generally lower micropastic flux rates than coastal environments, but high rates may occur locally where bottom currents concentrate...
Ohio University professor, alum publish paper on record warming of the South Pole

Ohio University professor, alum publish paper on record warming of the South Pole (Study)

IMAGE: Ohio University Professor Ryan Fogt at the South Pole. view more  Credit: Courtesy of Ryan Fogt ATHENS, Ohio (June 30, 2020) - The South Pole has been...

NASA catches a short-lived Eastern Pacific Depression 4E (Study)

IMAGE: NASA-NOAA's Suomi NPP satellite provided forecasters with a visible image of Tropical...

Atmospheric: Roadside hedges protect human health at the cost of plant health

Roadside hedges take a hit to their health while reducing pollution exposure for humans, a new study from the University of Surrey finds. According to...

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