Jerry Redfern

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Earth & Conservation

An international group of scientists says it has discovered 2.4 billion-year-old fungus-like fossils — approximately 2 billion years older than any previous fungal specimen and a billion or more years earlier than scientists currently think fungi first evolved.

Earliest Fungus-Like Fossils Discovered in 2.4 Billion-Year-Old South African Bedrock

Gadgets

Space & Innovation

Researchers at Livermore, California's Sandia National Laboratories have created a process that could allow health workers to quickly diagnose the mosquito-borne viruses Zika, dengue, and chikungunya - with a smartphone.

A Fast, Cheap, and Reliable Test for Mosquito-Borne Diseases May Be on the Way

History

Swedish scientists have uncovered 1.6 billion-year-old fossils that indicate multi-cellular life developed much earlier than previously thought - possibly 400 million years earlier.

World's Oldest Plant-Like Fossils Discovered in India

President Donald Trump has pledged to turn around the fortunes of America's largely bankrupt coal industry and shred Obama administration efforts at combatting climate change.

State Lawmakers Are Upping the Ante on Renewable Energy

Energy

The last few years have brought remarkable improvements in renewable solar- and wind-energy production.

New Batteries Could Last a Decade With Minimal Upkeep

A French company has secured a $19.7 million contract to build a wetland to clean the water at one of the largest petrochemical industrial parks in Asia.

Jerry Redfern

Latest Posts From Jerry

Earliest Fungus-Like Fossils Discovered in 2.4 Billion-Year-Old South African Bedrock

The fossils are 2 billion years older than previous finds and could dramatically alter the timeline of the emergence of life on Earth.

A Fast, Cheap, and Reliable Test for Mosquito-Borne Diseases May Be on the Way

Zika, dengue, and chikungunya cases around the world are on the rise and current methods for diagnosing infection require time-consuming and expensive laboratory tests.

World's Oldest Plant-Like Fossils Discovered in India

The fossils, found by a Swedish Ph.D. student, are likely red algae from 1.6 billion years ago — a find that pushes the date of early plant life back about 400 million years.

State Lawmakers Are Upping the Ante on Renewable Energy

As the Trump administration weighs rolling back Obama-era climate change programs, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada consider accelerating their clean energy transformations.

New Batteries Could Last a Decade With Minimal Upkeep

The batteries are designed to store wind and solar energy for later use. They're non-toxic, non-corrosive and could significantly reduce the cost of production.

A Man-Made Wetland Will Help Treat Shanghai's Foul Industrial Wastewater

The treated water will be reused by factories within the industrial park.

Jerry Redfern

Latest Posts From Jerry

Earliest Fungus-Like Fossils Discovered in 2.4 Billion-Year-Old South African Bedrock

The fossils are 2 billion years older than previous finds and could dramatically alter the timeline of the emergence of life on Earth.&nbsp;

A Fast, Cheap, and Reliable Test for Mosquito-Borne Diseases May Be on the Way

Zika, dengue, and chikungunya cases around the world are on the rise and current methods for diagnosing infection require time-consuming and expensive laboratory tests.

World's Oldest Plant-Like Fossils Discovered in India

The fossils, found by a Swedish Ph.D. student, are likely red algae from 1.6 billion years ago — a find that pushes the date of early plant life back about 400 million years.

State Lawmakers Are Upping the Ante on Renewable Energy

As the Trump administration weighs rolling back Obama-era climate change programs, California, Massachusetts, and Nevada consider accelerating their clean energy transformations.

New Batteries Could Last a Decade With Minimal Upkeep

The batteries are designed to store wind and solar energy for later use. They're non-toxic, non-corrosive and could significantly reduce the cost of production.

A Man-Made Wetland Will Help Treat Shanghai's Foul Industrial Wastewater

The treated water will be reused by factories within the industrial park.

The fossils are 2 billion years older than previous finds and could dramatically alter the timeline of the emergence of life on Earth.