Solar farms could become important refuges for bumblebees in Britain, a new study reveals - though their benefits only go so far.
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Lasers at Fairbanks Experiment Farm Used to Spook Birds
Two lasers in the fields at the Fairbanks Experiment Farm on the Troth Yeddha Campus are being used to help protect grain seeds such as barley from geese and cranes.
Tiny Cell Messengers in Obese Individuals Accelerate Alzheimer’s Linked Plaque Buildup in the Brain
Obesity has long been acknowledged as a risk factor for a wide range of diseases, but a more precise link between obesity and Alzheimer’s disease has remained a mystery – until now.
Study Finds Sea-Level Projections From the 1990s Were Spot On
Global sea-level change has now been measured by satellites for more than 30 years, and a comparison with climate projections from the mid-1990s shows that they were remarkably accurate, according to two Tulane University researchers whose findings appear in Earth's Future, an open-access journal published by the American Geophysical Union.
Record-Breaking 2024 Amazon Fires Drive Unprecedented Carbon Emissions and Ecosystem Degradation
A new study by researchers at the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre reveals that the Amazon rainforest has just undergone its most devastating forest fire season in over two decades, which triggered record-breaking carbon emissions and exposed the region’s growing ecological fragility despite a slowing trend in deforestation.
UAlbany Chemists Create New High-Energy Compound to Fuel Space Flight
University at Albany chemists have created a new high-energy compound that could revolutionize rocket fuel and make space flights more efficient.


