Brazilian ethanol can replace 13.7 percent of world’s crude oil consumption
Expansion of sugarcane cultivation for biofuel in areas not under environmental protection or reserved for food production could also reduce global emissions of carbon...
Is Agung going to blow?
With Mount Agung on eruption watch in Bali, a researcher notes that monitoring emissions from the volcano may aid volcanologists in determining whether or...
How Himalayan rivers influenced ancient Indus civilization settlements
Much of the Indus civilization developed around an extinct river, challenging ideas about how urbanization in ancient cultures developed, scientists have discovered.
Improving urban green spaces increase thermal comfort of citizens
The link between urban green spaces and the thermal comfort sensation of people has been the focus of new research. The results provide significant...
Upscaling is a catalyst for inequality, researchers argue
The laws of nature are what drive wealth inequality within a given society -- unless society takes action to counteract their effect, such as by adopting...
Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula reveals a cryptic methane-fueled ecosystem in flooded caves
In the underground rivers and flooded caves of Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, where Mayan lore described a fantastical underworld, scientists have found a cryptic world...
Turning carbon dioxide into fuel and useful chemicals
Turning pollution into fuel: A new method could be used to transform greenhouse gases into useful fuels and chemicals, right at the power plant.
Identifying optimal adaptation of buildings threatened by hurricanes, climate change
The need for adaptation strategies to reduce the threat of hurricanes to society is of critical importance, as evidenced by the recent damage to...
Laws of attraction: Pollinators use multiple cues to identify flowers across continents
Although at least 75 percent of our crop species depend on animal pollinators, little is known about their flower preferences. As global insect populations...
In harm’s way: About half of hydraulically fractured wells exist within 2 to 3...
About half of hydraulically fractured wells exist within 2 to 3 kilometers of domestic groundwater systems, warn researchers.
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