A new study published on 27 August in Nature Climate Change has shown that elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere are affecting the nutrient content of staple crops,
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Latest breakthrough in lithium-oxygen technology brings more powerful rechargeable batteries one step closer to reality
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The key to longer-range electric cars, smartphones that last several days without charging, and long-term storage of renewable energy that could be used on demand by the grid may be the
A new study published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews on 23 August sought to determine whether Sweden’s current willow (Salix spp.) production, as a source of bioenergy, is capable of
How climate change is affecting global forests: bigger trees are producing more light scattering compounds but may be soaking up less CO2
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Climate change is causing longer growing seasons that produce bigger trees but they may be soaking up less carbon dioxide (CO2). A study slated for publication later this year in
A new plan unveiled on 21 August by the Trump administration ― the so-called Clean and Affordable Energy plan ― is set to dismantle Barack Obama’s signature Clean Power Plan, which was
A new study published on August 15 in Nature suggests that alternatives to harmful neonicotinoid pesticides may be just as harmful to bumble bees. New sulfoximine-based pesticides were touted as
According to a new study published on August 15 in iScience, an open source interdisciplinary journal, ocean microbes may play a key role in atmospheric processes like cloud formation. The research,
According to a new study published on August 13 in Nature Ecology & Evolution, tax havens may play a major role in facilitating deforestation and illegal fishing (1). A brief
Assessing the impact of solar geoengineering: strategies to reduce global warming will not prevent crop damage
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A new study published on August 8 in Nature, a scientific journal, suggests that the positive effects of aerosols intentionally released into the atmosphere ― a form of solar geoengineering ―
A new project has just been set in motion to build a 3D map of the Ganges River, Lou Del Bello reports in Nature News & Comment on August 7.