For The Better

Even the most optimistic projections for the rapid build-out of solar, wind, and other low-carbon resources acknowledge that coal, natural gas, and other fossil fuels will dominate the world’s energy mix for decades to come. If the vast greenhouse gas …

Scientists are one step closer to combating coral-destroying crown-of-thorns starfish, following a study into the pest’s genetics.

Methane is particularly targeted for curbing greenhouse gas emissions because its significant global-warming potential in the short term exceeds carbon dioxide by over 80-fold. However, monitoring methane emissions and compiling their quantities have b…

The balsam woolly adelgid, a tiny nonnative flightless insect, is spreading across the American West killing subalpine fir in northern Utah’s recreation-heavy mountain ranges and canyons. Rsearchers document a close association between the pest’s sprea…

Researchers present a novel framework that uses image-mining techniques and machine learning algorithms to identify flaws in counterfeit coins. The researchers’ framework uses fuzzy association rules mining to find patterns that are similar but ‘fuzzy,…