DREADFUL DROUGHT EFFECTS
The world is 77% drier than it was three decades ago. When ponds and lakes dry up, cholera, West Nile[…]
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Month: August 2026
HAPPY HONEYBEES
Honeybees can regulate their feeding to avoid over-consuming certain essential nutrients and can make a specialist ‘baby food’ giving their[…]
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WILDFIRE EFFECTS ON CHILDREN
As wildfire season becomes longer and more severe across America’s West, smoky summers are becoming the new normal, forcing a[…]
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SUPER SUBWAY HEAT SOLUTION
A pilot program will see if thermal energy networks could help cool New York city subway stations. The pilot technology[…]
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BAD NEWS ABOUT HONEY BEES
Glyphosate was long thought to be safe for honeybees because they lack the enzyme the chemical targets in weeds but[…]
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POLLINATION IN PERIL
Over three-quarters of the world’s crops benefit from insect pollination. Bumblebees are far more efficient pollinators than honey bees. Extreme[…]
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PRECIOUS PLATINUM POSSIBILITY
A new ultra-durable nanostructured carbon design lets fuel-cell catalysts use tiny amounts of platinum while remaining remarkably stable and efficient.[…]
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TRANSFORMING TEXTILES
More than 11 million tons of textiles end up in landfills or incinerators yearly in the US alone. A new[…]
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ACCELERATED WARMING
Global warming apparently has shifted into a faster gear. After removing El Niño’s effects, volcanic eruptions, and solar cycles, the[…]
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HYDROGEN MADE FROM PLASTIC
A new chemical process transforms three of the most common plastics into high-purity hydrogen without sorting them first. The technique[…]
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