Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution

Solar energy researchers are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago.

Are New Extreme Global Warming Projections Correct? – EcoWatch

By Jeff Berardelli For the past year, some of the most up-to-date computer models from the world’s top climate modeling groups have been “running hot” – projecting that global warming may be even more extreme than earlier thought. Data from…

How Greed And Corruption Are Destroying South Africa’s Energy Giant

The energy security of millions of South Africans has been jeopardized by mismanagement and corruption in the country’s electricity utility Eskom, according to a new report published today by the Global Warming Policy Foundation. According to the report’s author, energy economist Ioannis Kessides,…

Crystal structure discovered almost 200 years ago could hold key to solar cell revolution

(Oregon State University) Solar energy researchers are shining their scientific spotlight on materials with a crystal structure discovered nearly two centuries ago.

Some new climate models are projecting extreme warming. Are they correct? – Yale Climate Connections

For the past year, some of the most up-to-date computer models from the world’s top climate modeling groups have been “running hot” – projecting that global warming may be even more extreme than earlier thought. Data from some of the…

First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds Shining a Red Light Through the Eyelid for 3 Minutes Per Day Can Boost Failing Eyesight

Shining a deep red light for three minutes a day into your eye, even through the eyelid, can significantly improve declining eyesight, finds a new University College London-led study, the first of its kind in humans. Scientists believe the discovery, published this week in the Journals of Gerontology, could help the millions of people globally […]

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Scientists shed new light on how seabirds cruise through air and water

(eLife ) New insight on how four species of seabirds have developed the ability to cruise through both air and water has been published today in the open-access journal eLife.

Historic floods reveal how salt marshes can save lives in the future

(Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research) By digging into major historic records of flood disasters, a research team led by scientists from the Royal Netherland Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ), Delft University of Technology, Deltares and Antwerp University, reveal in a publication this week in Nature Sustainability that the value of nature for flood defense has actually been evident for hundreds of years.

Bizarre saber-tooth predator from South America was no saber-tooth cat

A new study has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators.

Bizarre saber-tooth predator from South America was no saber-tooth cat

A new study has shown that not all saber-tooths were fearsome predators.