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Study shows big smart meter investment yielded ‘very small’ electricity savings
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Drone vs. truck deliveries: Which creates less carbon pollution?
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Climate change can alter the impact of forest pathogens in trees
New research on projected climate changes indicates that climate change has an alarming potential to increase the damage caused to Norway spruce trees by...
More frequent extreme ocean warming could further endanger albatross
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Nitrogen fixation research could shed light on biological mystery
Half the world's population depends for its survival on nitrogen fixed by bacteria, but we still don't know how the bacteria do it. New...
Colorful reptile serves as a health barometer for the impacts of coal waste
Exposure to coal combustion residues lead to higher levels of trace elements in yellow-bellied sliders, a freshwater turtle native to the Southeastern U.S., scientists...
World-first technology reduces harmful diesel emissions
An industry-first technology has the potential to significantly cut nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions in diesel engines.
Groundwater ‘pit stops’ enabled survival, migration of our ancient ancestors
The movement of our ancestors across East Africa was shaped by the locations of groundwater springs, suggests new research.
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