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Even short-lived solar panels can be economically viable
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To grow or to flower: Genes IDed in early land plant descendant also found...
Since they first arrived on land, plants have likely been using the same genetic tools to regulate whether they grow bigger or reproduce. The...
Lighting the path to renewable energy
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New microbe discovered in wheat stem sawfly
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How rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada
Weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to rocks expanding than from chemical decomposition.
Cutting emissions gradually will avert sudden jump in warming
Steadily reducing fossil fuel emissions over coming years will prevent millions of premature deaths and help avoid the worst of climate change without causing...
Grizzly research reveals remarkable genetic regulation during hibernation
New RNA sequencing-based genetic research shows grizzlies express a larger number of genes in preparation for, and during hibernation to cope with such stressors,...
Study of ancient climate suggests future warming could accelerate
The rate at which the planet warms in response to the ongoing buildup of heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas could increase in the future, according...
Planned roads would be ‘dagger in the heart’ for Borneo’s forests and wildlife
Malaysia's plans to create a Pan-Borneo Highway will severely degrade one of the world's most environmentally imperiled regions, says a research team.
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