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January 26, 2025
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Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers have identified an unknown family of microbes uniquely adapted to the waterlogged, low-oxygen conditions of tropical peatlands in Peru's northwestern Amazonian rainforest. The new ...
Jan. 24, 2025 — Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' genetic health and adaptability, help reconstruct its ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — An interdisciplinary team has developed a groundbreaking technology that addresses key limitations in clean hydrogen production using microwaves. They have also successfully elucidated the underlying mechanism of this innovative ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Scientists can now identify the most harmful pollutants present in UK waters that are having the biggest impact on biodiversity thanks to pioneering AI ...
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Jan. 23, 2025 — Perovskite solar cells are a flexible and sustainable alternative to conventional silicon-based solar cells. Researchers were able to find -- within only a few weeks -- new organic molecules that ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Scientists have developed an artificial photosynthesis technology that produces precursors of biodegradable nylon from biomass-derived compounds and ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Unraveling the chemical processes in soot particle filters reveals new ways to produce synthetic ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — Porous land such as foliage significantly lowers noise made by drones and air taxis which could reduce disturbances for urban communities as Urban ...
Jan. 22, 2025 — A group of researchers have analyzed thousands of reports from the past decade, identifying a tin-based catalyst that aids the production of formic ...
Jan. 21, 2025 — Instead of relying on energy-hungry reactors to generate high temperatures and pressure, researchers are looking underground at Earth's natural heat and forces to cook up ammonia for fertilizer. In a ...
Jan. 17, 2025 — Salt pollution from road deicing salts threatens freshwater ecosystems and urban green infrastructure. New research on salt-tolerant plants like cattails highlights their potential role in mitigating ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — The robotics industry should be creating robots that could be reprogrammed and repurposed for other tasks once its life span is completed, ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Pine cones as a model: Researchers have developed a new, energy-autonomous facade system that adapts passively to the ...
Jan. 16, 2025 — DDT soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers have developed a new method to manage ecological risks from the toxin by binding it with biochar. When they mixed ...
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Jan. 15, 2025 — Small-scale fisheries play a significant but overlooked role in global fisheries production and are key to addressing hunger and malnutrition while supporting livelihoods around the world, according ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — Researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial soil ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — A researcher conducted a survey on the use of private wells during the 2018 Western Japan floods in Kure City, Hiroshima Prefecture, which was affected by water supply ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — Carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs) are used in the aerospace, automotive, and sports equipment industries. However, their recycling remains a major problem. In a recent study, researchers ...
Jan. 14, 2025 — A new study of hemp microbes may lead to more sustainable farming methods, using nature to boost the growth of the plant which has become increasingly popular for its versatile uses: CBD-rich ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — In a significant step toward creating a sustainable and circular economy, researchers have demonstrated that carbon nanotube (CNT) fibers can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or ...
Jan. 13, 2025 — A thorough analysis of market, technological, and supply chain outcomes for sodium-ion batteries finds that significant advances are needed before ...
Jan. 10, 2025 — Researchers have developed a new process that uses microwave flow reaction and recyclable solid catalysts to efficiently hydrolyze polysaccharides into simple sugars. The developed device utilizes a ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Researchers have developed new measurement techniques and methods to measure emissions from category-L vehicles in realistic operation and to determine corresponding limit ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — Scientists have created a catalyst for hydrogen generation from ammonia that becomes more active with time, and by counting atoms revealed changes that boost the catalyst's ...
Jan. 9, 2025 — An international team of scientists has called for the creation of an 18th addition to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which would aim to mitigate against the accumulation of space ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — As more products begin to depend on battery-based energy storage systems, shifting away from metal-based solutions will be critical to facilitating the green energy transition. Now, a team has ...
Jan. 7, 2025 — The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches a year, and an analysis of its water budget suggests ...
Jan. 6, 2025 — Scientists have long sought ways to help plants turn more carbon dioxide (CO2) into biomass, which could boost crop yields and even combat climate change. Recent research suggests that a group of ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Scientists have developed a copper catalyst that can efficiently convert carbon dioxide into acetaldehyde, a key chemical used in manufacturing. The breakthrough offers a green alternative to ...
Jan. 3, 2025 — Farmers are receiving less of what consumers spend on food, as modern food systems increasingly direct costs toward value-added components like processing, transport, and marketing. A study shows ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — A research team has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — Chlorine plays an essential part in daily life, from keeping pools clean to preserving food. Now, a team of chemists developed a more environmentally friendly way to integrate chlorine into chemical ...
Jan. 2, 2025 — A research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, to ...
Dec. 20, 2024 — Researchers have developed a new material for sodium-ion batteries, sodium vanadium phosphate, that delivers higher voltage and greater energy capacity than previous sodium-based materials. This ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
- Small-Scale Fisheries Essential to Global Nutrition, Livelihoods
- Could This Fundamental Discovery Revolutionize Fertilizer Use in Farming?
Tuesday, January 14, 2025
- Hiroshima Flooding: A Case Study of Well Usage and Adaptive Governance
- Direct Discharge Electrical Pulses for Carbon Fiber Recycling
- Study on Hemp May Lead to More Sustainable Farming Methods
Monday, January 13, 2025
- Researchers Unveil 'surprising' Breakthrough in Carbon Nanotube Recycling, Paving Way for Sustainable Materials
- Sodium-Ion Batteries Need Breakthroughs to Compete
Friday, January 10, 2025
Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Realistic Emission Tests for Motorbikes, Mopeds and Quads
- Scientists Fuel Sustainable Future With Catalyst for Hydrogen from Ammonia
- A Sustainable Development Goal for Space?
Tuesday, January 7, 2025
- Trash to Treasure: Leveraging Industrial Waste to Store Energy
- Reducing Irrigation for Livestock Feed Crops Is Needed to Save Great Salt Lake, Study Argues
Monday, January 6, 2025
Friday, January 3, 2025
- From Carbon Dioxide to Acetaldehyde: Toward Greener Industrial Chemistry
- Growing Divide: Agricultural Climate Policies Affect Food Prices Differently in Poor and Wealthy Countries
Thursday, January 2, 2025
- Big Leap Forward for Environmentally Friendly 'e-Textiles' Technology
- Chemists Create Eco-Friendly Method to Make Chlorine-Based Materials for Drugs and Chemicals
- New Method Turns E-Waste to Gold
Friday, December 20, 2024
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
Tuesday, December 17, 2024
- Step Forward in Generating Solar-Powered Hydrogen
- Significant Advancement Made in Engineering Biology and Clean Energy
- Travelers Weigh in on Weight-Based Airfares for Eco-Friendly Skies
- Researchers Explore Carbon Capture in Fish Farms to Address Climate Change
Monday, December 16, 2024
- Making the Most of Switzerland's Wood
- Scientists Develop 3D Concrete Printing Method That Captures Carbon Dioxide
- It's Worth Mixing It Up: What Combination of Policies Will Lead to a Clean Energy Future?
Friday, December 13, 2024
- New Device Produces Critical Fertilizer Ingredient from Thin Air, Cutting Carbon Emissions
- Ligand-Engineered Copper Nanoclusters Could Help Combat CO2 Emissions
Thursday, December 12, 2024
- Floods, Insufficient Water, Sinking River Deltas: Hydrologists Map Changing River Landscapes Across the Globe
- Researchers Reveal Key Factors Behind Japan's Plastic Waste Removal Rates in Rivers
- Water and Forests in Southern US
Wednesday, December 11, 2024
- A New, More Economical and Sustainable Material Is Designed That Uses Sunlight to Decontaminate the Air
- Researchers Harness Copper Versatility to Enable Control of CO2 Reduction Products
- Breakthrough in Zinc-Based Rechargeable Batteries: A Safer, Sustainable Alternative
Tuesday, December 10, 2024
- Better Environmental Performance Boosts Profits and Cuts Costs
- A Greener, Cleaner Way to Extract Cobalt from 'junk' Materials
- Wrong Trees in the Wrong Place Can Make Cities Hotter at Night, Study Reveals
- Human Disruption Is Driving 'winner' And 'loser' Tree Species Shifts Across Brazilian Forests
- Long-Distance Friendships Can Provide Conservation Benefits
Monday, December 9, 2024
Friday, December 6, 2024
- Neem Seed Extract Improves Effectiveness of Pesticide
- From Chip Shop to Pit Stop -- Scientists Make Old Cooking Oil Biofuel as Efficient as Diesel
Thursday, December 5, 2024
Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- After Decades of Plantation Agriculture, Coconut Palms Dominate Over Half of Pacific Atoll Forests
- How Non-Toxic and Efficient Solar Cells Can Be Produced
Monday, December 2, 2024
- New Research Provides an Improved Understanding of Earthquake Hazards in the Permian Basin
- Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40%
- Unlocking the Potential of Nickel: New Study Reveals How to Use Single Atoms to Turn CO2 Into Valuable Chemical Resources
- Sustainable Land Management Practice Successfully 'uproots' Invasive Prosopis Juliflora in East Africa
- Artificial Photosynthesis Learned from Nature: Successfully Developed New Solar Hydrogen Production Technology
Friday, November 29, 2024
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Wednesday, November 27, 2024
Monday, November 25, 2024
- Managing Forests With Smart Technologies
- Self-Assembling Proteins Can Be Used for Higher Performance, More Sustainable Skincare Products
- Study Finds Genetic Mechanisms Behind High-Yield Apple Trees
Thursday, November 21, 2024
- Smarter City Planning: Researchers Use Brain Activity to Predict Visits to Urban Areas
- Bye-Bye Microplastics: New Plastic Is Recyclable and Fully Ocean-Degradable
- Engineering Nature's Blueprint: Dendron-Based Assemblies for Chlorophyll's Materials
Wednesday, November 20, 2024
- Turning Carbon Emissions Into Methane Fuel
- Research Highlights the Pressures Human Activities Place on Tropical Marine Ecosystems
- New Model Sheds Light on Groundwater Declines by Linking Irrigation Decisions and Groundwater Use
- Tapping Excess Heat from a Camp Stove for Charging Power
- Study Calls for City Fashion-Waste Shakeup
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Revitalizing Neighborhoods in the Wake of Aging Populations
- Populations Overheat as Major Cities Fail Canopy Goals
- Perovskite Research Boosts Solar Cell Efficiency and Product Life
- New Method of Generating Eco-Friendly Energy
- Study Tracks PFAS, Microplastics Through Landfills and Wastewater Treatment Plants
- Bioeconomy in Colombia: The Race to Save Colombia's Vital Shellfish
- Bioengineered Yeast Mass Produces Herbal Medicine
Monday, November 18, 2024
- Modeling and Analysis Reveals Technological, Environmental Challenges to Increasing Water Recovery from Desalination
- American Soil Losing More Nutrients for Crops Due to Heavier Rainstorms
- Keeping the Lights on and the Pantry Stocked: Ensuring Water for Energy and Food Production
Friday, November 15, 2024
- Rainforest Protection Reduces the Number of Respiratory Diseases
- Recycling Batteries With Citric Acid
- Resilience Index Needed to Keep Us Within Planet's 'safe Operating Space'
Thursday, November 14, 2024
- Colorado River Basins Could Face Tipping Point, Drought Study Warns
- Four Global Policies Could Eliminate More Than 90% of Plastic Waste and 30% of Linked Carbon Emissions by 2050
- Breakthrough in Capturing 'hot' CO2 from Industrial Exhaust
Wednesday, November 13, 2024
- Anti-Fatberg Invention Could Help Unclog City Sewers
- The Blue-Green Sustainable Proteins of Seaweed May Soon Be on Your Plate
- Can We Live on Our Planet Without Destroying It?
- More Evidence That Europe's Ancient Landscapes Were Open Woodlands: Oak, Hazel and Yew Were Abundant
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Facing the Wind: How Trees Behave Across Various Forest Settings and Weather Events
- Machine Learning Predicts Highest-Risk Groundwater Sites to Improve Water Quality Monitoring
- In Greening Arctic, Caribou and Muskoxen Play Key Role
Monday, November 11, 2024
- Fighting Microplastics for a Cleaner Future
- Carbon Recycling Instead of Plastic Trash
- Discovery Taps 'hot Carriers' For on-Demand, Emissions-Free Hydrogen and Catalyst Regeneration
Friday, November 8, 2024
- Why Health and Price, Not Sustainability, Drive US Meat Consumption Choices
- Pioneering Planetary Boundaries Science as Key to Mitigating Rising Planetary Risks
- How Plants Grow Thicker, Not Just Taller