Some songbirds are not dissuaded by constant, loud noise emitted by natural gas pipeline compressors and will establish nests nearby.
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Tuning Electrode Surfaces to Optimize Solar Fuel Production
Scientists have demonstrated that modifying the topmost layer of atoms on the surface of electrodes can have a remarkable impact on the activity of solar water splitting.
New UCF Study Examines Leeches for Role in Major Disease of Sea Turtles in Florida
University of Central Florida researchers are homing in on the cause of a major disease of sea turtles, with some of their latest findings implicating saltwater leeches as a possible factor.
Why Drilling the Arctic Refuge Will Release a Double Dose of Carbon
You can hear them coming long before you can see them. It is like a low, rhythmic singing. Wildlife biologist Karsten Heuer describes it in his book Being Caribou as thrumming.
Migratory Birds Track Climate Across the Year
As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get hotter and drier.
One-Third of Farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt Has Lost Its Topsoil
More than a third of farmland in the U.S. Corn Belt — nearly 100 million acres — has completely lost its carbon-rich topsoil due to erosion, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.


