The startling extent to which violent wild fires, similar to those that ravaged large swathes of California recently, affect forests and crops way beyond the boundaries of the blaze has been revealed.
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Dust Threatens Utah's 'Greatest Snow on Earth'
Utah’s Wasatch Mountains are famous for having “The Greatest Snow on Earth.”
Tethered antibodies present a potential new approach to prevent influenza virus
As co-leaders of an international collaboration, scientists at Scripps Research have discovered that tethering four antibodies together may be an effective strategy for neutralizing all types of influenza virus known to infect humans.
Droughts Boost Emissions as Hydropower Dries Up
When hydropower runs low in a drought, western states tend to ramp up power generation – and emissions – from fossil fuels.
Elephants and economics: How to ensure we value wildlife properly
Ensuring the economic health of nations is one of the biggest tasks expected of governments.
'A fresh strategy': Researchers discover low-cost way to produce hydrogen from water
A new catalyst developed by University of Toronto researchers could make it cheaper and easier to produce hydrogen from water – a process some say is key to storing energy from renewable, but intermittent, sources like solar and wind.