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Home Water-Use App Improves Water Conservation

A UC Riverside-led study has found that a smartphone app that tracks household water use and alerts users to leaks or excessive consumption offers a promising tool for helping California water agencies meet state-mandated conservation goals.

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Roiling Poás Volcano

Volcán Poás (Poás volcano), one of the most active in Costa Rica, looms over the country’s capital and largest city, San José.

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America's Corn Belt Acts as Barrier for Migrating Songbirds

The vast agricultural landscape of the U.S. Midwest known as the Corn Belt acts as a barrier for migrating landbirds, causing them to adjust their flight behaviors similar to when crossing natural barriers like the Gulf of Mexico, according to a study from the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Electric Buses Don’t Like the Cold, Study Finds

In 2021, Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT) in Ithaca received a grant to procure seven all-electric buses and began a pilot program that didn’t go as they’d hoped.

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Diversity Is Key to Ecosystem Stability

In a collaborative study led by researchers at the University of Helsinki, analysis of 900 species over a 20-year period showed that biodiversity enhances ecosystem stability and helps safeguard natural communities in a changing environment.

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Months in the Midnight Sun

In early May 2025, residents of Utqiaġvik, Alaska, were acclimating to the arrival of an exceptionally long stretch of daylight. 

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“Raindrops in the Sun’s Corona”: New Adaptive Optics Shows Stunning Details of our Star’s Atmosphere

Scientists develop new optical system that removes blur over fine-structure in the Sun’s corona, revealing clearest images to date.

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Is the Ocean Getting Darker?

New research found 21% of the global ocean experienced a reduction in the depth of its photic zones, home to 90% of all marine life.

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Nordic Studies Show the Significance of Old-Growth Forests for Biodiversity

Researchers at the University of Eastern Finland conducted a systematic review of 99 scientific publications that compared the flora or fauna of old-growth forests, managed forests and clearcut sites in boreal Europe. 

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New Fuel Cell Could Enable Electric Aviation

These devices could pack three times as much energy per pound as today’s best EV batteries, offering a lightweight option for powering trucks, planes, or ships.

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