Scientists Develop New Insecticide to Fight Off Mosquitoes

Medicine & Technology Apr 02, 2015

New Tool in the Fight against Mosquitoes

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Offer Safer, Biodegradable Alternative to Conventional Plastic

Mar 30, 2015

Plastic from Egg Whites Could Solve Two Issues

Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria—Could Swimming This Spring Break Land You In the Hospital?

Mar 30, 2015

Using coastal waters can often be quite a finicky endeavor. Working your plans around algal blooms, red tides and even the occasional sewage mishap, can often be a pretty unpleasant mess. But it turns out that swimmers and surfers may have more to fear than getting a little dirty at the beach. Aside from Giardia, a parasite that is often passed in coastal waters, it turns out that recreational swimmers at local beaches may also be at a significantly higher risk of transmitting deadly antibiotic resistant bacteria—landing them in the hospital or worse.

Alternative Energy Update: Producing Fuel from Agricultural Waste

Mar 29, 2015

Producing Fuel from Agricultural Waste

Keeping Global Warming At 2 Degrees Celsius May Not Be Enough

Mar 27, 2015

The world has a set a goal of limiting global warming to just 2 degrees Celsius of average temperature rise, but according to one climate scientist that may not be enough, and he is not alone.

Climate Change And the Urban Heat Island in California's Central Valley

Mar 27, 2015

Life’s warm in California, but that doesn’t mean that it’s always a beach. Today is March 27th and it’s barely the start of spring, yet we’re currently in the 90s and four degrees above the anticipated high for the day. And with an ever-changing landscape, going from rural to urban through land conversion, researchers expect for the heat of our situation to continue to rise. But some researchers are hopeful that with new technology and new techniques in urban design, California may be able to keep its cool days and its beach appeal even in the Central Valley.

Antarctica's Ice Shelves Melting Faster Than Originally Thought

Mar 27, 2015

Times are tough for the massive ice sheets of Antarctica these days with the latest report that the giant floating ice shelves that form a fringe along the continent's coast are beginning to melt and deteriorate much faster than scientists once believed.

Gulf Stream Slowed by Greenland Ice Sheet Melting

Mar 26, 2015

The 2014-15 winter was one of the warmest ever recorded in history according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. However, there is one area of the North Atlantic that hasn't been affected by this warming trend and the phenomenon has been the same since around 1970.

Nanoscale Carbon Called Graphene Could Solve Water Scarcity

Mar 26, 2015

Freshwater from Nanoscale Carbon could soon be a reality.

Could Modified Yeast Biofuels Replace Gasoline

Mar 26, 2015

Modified Yeast Unlocks Biofuel Potential

Scientists Work to Uncover the Secret of Glowing Mushrooms

Mar 21, 2015

No you didn't take anything to make you hallucinate. Some mushrooms and other fungi just glow, and this phenomenon is a mystery dating back to ancient times. Now, scientists have created some fake, glowing mushrooms and scattered them in a Brazilian forest in the hopes of once and for all solving this mystery.

Ancient Croc Ruled North America Before Dinosaurs

Mar 20, 2015

Scientists have unearthed fossils in North Carolina of a large land-dwelling crocodile that lived about 231 million years ago, walked on its hind legs and was the top land predator before dinosaurs even appeared.

China Seeks Cleaner Air Without an Environmental Movement

Mar 16, 2015

China's latest stance on the environment can be called contradictory even for them. A powerful documentary on air pollution, produced with official support, went viral after it was released online only to be blocked and wiped clean on the Chinese Internet by the government days later. Then, President Xi Jinping vowed to punish "violators" who damage the environment "with an iron hand" and Premier Li Keqiang calling pollution "a blight on people's quality of life" and promising significant cuts in emissions.

Project Aimed at Restoring the Everglades Far Behind Schedule

Mar 16, 2015

The Everglades have taken a beating over the years. So much so that 15 years ago the state of Florida in partnership with federal officials from Washington issued a statement declaring their partnership in the goal of re-establishing the Everglades by 2030.

Conservation Efforts Bring Florida Manatees to Record Numbers

Mar 16, 2015

It seems that efforts to restore the manatee population is beginning to pay off as a record number of manatees have been tallied in Florida's annual survey of endangered marine mammals, state wildlife officials said on Monday.