Research

khumbufi
Biodiversity, Research, University

| September 26, 2014
The Khumbu Icefall on Mount Everest is perhaps the most well-known and notoriously dangerous glacial feature on the planet. In a fresh post on...
The State of Colorado allowed a company to resume wastewater injection operations at a well researchers believe is linked to more than 200 earthquakes. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Research, University

| July 25, 2014
Several of the earthquakes had epicenters within two miles of the well...
Photo credit: OLC Fiber/Flickr Creative Commons
Research, University

| July 21, 2014
Respondents favor supporting renewables over rebate checks...
oilspillFI
Pipelines, Research, University

| July 11, 2014
The strong currents in the Straits of Mackinac reverse direction...
Whales transfer nutrients from deep to surface water via plumes of fecal matter. Image credit: Roman et al.
Research, University

| July 9, 2014
As great whales recover from centuries of overhunting, scientists are beginning to appreciate their roles as ecosystem...
parrotfish
Biodiversity, Research, University

| July 8, 2014
If present trends continue, the study said, coral reefs in the Caribbean will “virtually disappear...
The ability of mosquitoes to transmit malaria is strongly influenced by environmental temperature, a group of researchers found. Photo courtesy of Shutterstock
Research, University

| July 2, 2014
Researchers found that climate change strongly influences the ability of mosquitoes to transmit malaria...
video
Research, University

| July 2, 2014
Video games have the potential to educate the public and encourage development of creative solutions...
lemur
Research, University

| July 1, 2014
Existing protected areas are performing very poorly in terms of protecting the world’s most threatened species...
blizzard
Renewables, Research, University

| June 25, 2014
A first-of-its-kind study using snow during a Minnesota blizzard is giving researchers insight into the airflow...
soilcarbon
Research, University

| June 25, 2014
Find out how the ranchers in ‘Soil Carbon Cowboys' survive in areas with minimal rainfall...
One in every 68 U.S. children has been identified with an autism spectrum disorder. Photo credit: hepingting/flickr
Health, Research, University

| June 23, 2014
Babies whose moms lived within a mile of crops treated with widely used pesticides were more likely to...
brocolli
Health, Research, University

| June 19, 2014
A recent clinical trial involving nearly 300 people living in one of China's most polluted regions found...

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