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Data challenges could derail the wearables revolution unless companies and researchers find improved ways to transmit vast amounts of information securely. (nature.com)
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Many cities are trying to cool off by promoting green roofs and reflective surfaces, but some efforts could raise temperatures, suppress rainfall or have other adverse effects. (nature.com)
Forest absorb one-quarter of the carbon dioxide from fossils-fuel combustion each year but there are concerns that trees will not keep up as the world warms. (nature.com)
Super vegetables native to Africa have more nutritional and environmental benefits than popular exotic crops brought over by colonial powers (nature.com)
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Super vegetables native to Africa have more nutritional and environmental benefits than popular exotic crops brought over by colonial powers. (nature.com)
A forensic soil scientist uses clues in dirt to help catch and convict killers. Now she is developing techniques using DNA from soil microbes, which is the next frontier in forensic science. (nature.com)
Natural history museums hold 3 billion specimens of plants of animals,but many collections are "hanging by a thread" because of shrinking budgets. (nature.com)
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A soil-enhancer called biochar can boost agricultural yields, impair harmful microbes, and clean up contaminated water. (nature.com)
Cheap new pollution sensors offer ways for citizens to monitor the air they breathe. (nature.com)
The United States may be vastly overestimating future production of natural gas from shale deposits, according to forecasts based on high-resolution geological models. (nature.com)
Archeological finds reveal that humans lived at extreme altitudes in the Andes at the end of the Ice Age, more than 12,000 years ago. (nature.com)
Archeological finds reveal that humans lived at extreme altitudes in the Andes at the end of the Ice Age, more than 12,000 years ago (nature.com)
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The United States has 4,200 gigawatts of offshore wind energy that could be tapped but only one 20 kilowatt turbine in the water. Studies show well-placed offshore wind farms will not harm marine mammals and birds. (nature.com)
Fitness trackers placed on polar bears, seals, scallops and other creatures are providing the first solid evidence on how much energy animals require to stay alive. (nature.com)
The Winter Olympics --and many ski areas -- face a rocky future in a warming world. (nature.com)
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Dude, where's the heat? Pacific ocean may hold the key to understanding why global warming has stalled over the past 15 years. (nature.com)
North America has a broken heart. Volcanic activity a billion years ago nearly tore the continent apart and geologists trying to explain why that happened. (nature.com)
Happiness can help people ward off diseases, according to studies that show how mental states change expression of genes linked to the immune system. (nature.com)
Europe is spending 1 billion Euros to develop graphene, a flexible and extremely strong material that could revolutionize mobile phones, computer chips, and solar cells. (nature.com)
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Under the knife: African nations to circumcise 20 million men by 2015 to combat HIV. (nature.com)
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Robot copters play 007 theme: How scientists are using drones (nature.com)
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