Hand-drawn maps imitating the printed maps in the 1st days of Hispano-American cartography
From the start of the colonization, the Spanish Crown needed to know and represent the overseas territories under its control. In the last third...
Secondary forests have short lifespans
Secondary forests only last an average of 20 years. The finding presents a major problem for large-scale restoration policy, which often focuses on commitments...
Supersizing solar cells: Researchers print module six times bigger than previous largest
A perovskite solar module the size of an A4 sheet of paper, which is nearly six times bigger than modules of that type reported...
New concept to cool boiling surface may help prevent nuclear power plant accidents
Scientists have demonstrated a novel concept that overcomes the tolerable heat limit or what's known as the critical heat flux (CHF). They have come...
‘Spacesuits’ protect microbes destined to live in space
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Machine learning to aid environmental monitoring
Cash-strapped environmental regulators have a powerful and cheap new weapon. Machine learning methods could more than double the number of violations detected, according to...
A look at 377 metros: Can local food product meet local household demand?
Many US cities have established goals to increase local food self-reliance, suggesting that metropolitan areas do not produce enough food to support local household...
A wrench in Earth’s engine: Stagnant slabs
Researchers report that they may have pinned down the cause of 'stagnant slabs,' which resemble a wrench in the engine of the planet.
Experiencing extreme weather is not enough to convince climate change skeptics
Experiencing extreme weather is not enough to convince climate change skeptics than humans are damaging the environment, a new study shows.
130-year-old brain coral reveals encouraging news for open ocean
Researchers studied nitrogen levels in the skeleton of a 130-year-old brain coral living 620 miles from the North American mainland and found that the...
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