Indirect effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict revealed: global food supply at risk
192 countries and 125 different foods: A recent study reveals interdependencies in the global food supply. Here, the researchers have uncovered the profound --...
Change food choices to increase chances of tackling global warming
Action to protect the planet against the impact of climate change will fall short unless we reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the global...
How will a warming world impact the Earth’s ability to offset our carbon emissions?
New work deploys a bold new approach for inferring the temperature sensitivity of ecosystem respiration -- which represents one side of the equation balancing...
We’ve pumped so much groundwater that we’ve nudged Earth’s spin
By pumping water out of the ground and moving it elsewhere, humans have shifted such a large mass of water that the Earth tilted...
This salty gel could harvest water from desert air
Engineers synthesized a superabsorbent material that can soak up a record amount of moisture from the air, even in desert-like conditions.
Genome editing used to create disease resistant rice
Researchers have used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create disease resistant rice plants, according to a new study. Small-scale field trials in China show...
Cleaner air with a cold catalytic converter
Although passenger vehicle catalytic converters have been mandatory for over 30 years, there is still plenty of room for improvement. For instance, they only...
Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted...
The Ontong Java Plateau, a volcanically-formed underwater plateau located in the Pacific Ocean north of the Solomon Islands, is younger and its eruption was...
Climate change likely led to violence in early Andean populations
Climate change in current times has created problems for humans such as wildfires and reduced growing seasons for staple crops, spilling over into economic...
10-year countdown to sea-ice-free Arctic
Research team predicts Arctic without ice by the end of 2030s if current increasing rate of greenhouse gas emission continues.
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