A new species of gigantic tumbleweed once predicted to go extinct is not only here to stay — it’s likely to expand its territory.
Monster Tumbleweed: Invasive New Species Is Here to Stay
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Physicists Demonstrate Silicon’s Energy-Harvesting Power in Study
A University of Texas at Dallas physicist has teamed with Texas Instruments Inc. to design a better way for electronics to convert waste heat into reusable energy.
Crack in Pacific Seafloor Caused Volcanic Chain to Go Dormant
From his geology lab at the University of Houston, Jonny Wu has discovered that a chain of volcanoes stretching between Northeast Asia and Russia began a period of silence 50 million years ago, which lasted for 10 million years.
Physicians Slow to Use New Antibiotics Against Superbugs
New, more effective antibiotics are being prescribed in only about a quarter of infections by carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE), a family of the world’s most intractable drug-resistant bacteria, according to an analysis by infectious disease and pharmaceutical scientists at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and published today by the journal Open Forum Infectious Diseases.
Beaver Reintroduction Key to Solving Freshwater Biodiversity Crisis
Reintroducing beavers to their native habitat is an important step towards solving the freshwater biodiversity crisis, according to experts at the University of Stirling.
Wildfires Could Permanently Alter Alaska’s Forest Composition
This summer, Alaska has experienced record high temperatures and devastating wildfires. If such events become more frequent, how might that impact our northernmost forests?
