Faster screening of photoprotection in crops
Researchers have reported a high-throughput method for screening rates of NPQ relaxation in field-grown plants, opening up the possibility to test hundreds of genotypes...
Preventing dye aggregation with molten salts to improve solar cell performance
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are a promising next-generation solar power technology, but they suffer from dye aggregation on electrodes, which reduces charge carriers and...
Getting to the bottom of the Arctic sea ice decline
Sea ice levels in the Arctic Ocean are rapidly declining, due to global warming. Now, to understand and forecast the growth and decay of...
How light and temperature work together to affect plant growth
Plants lengthen and bend to secure access to sunlight. Despite observing this phenomenon for centuries, scientists do not fully understand it. Now, scientists have...
Novel baseline data on leopard seals, the mysterious apex predators of Antarctica
The combination of the extreme climate in Antarctica, the species' solitary habits and their lethal reputation makes leopard seals one of the most difficult...
Getting data to do more for biodiversity
Ecologists have developed a mathematical framework that could help monitor and preserve biodiversity without breaking the bank.
Analysis challenges U.S. Postal Service electric vehicle environmental study
A new study finds that making the switch to all-electric mail-delivery vehicles would lead to far greater reductions in greenhouse gas emissions than previously...
Hydropower dams induce widespread species extinctions across Amazonian forest islands, research finds
Hydropower developments should avoid flooding forests to minimize biodiversity loss and disruptions to ecosystems in Amazonian forest islands, new research finds. Deforestation, habitat loss...
Protein structures aren’t set in stone
A new study on rubisco, a photosynthetic enzyme thought to be the most abundant protein on the planet, shows that proteins can change their...
Hidden microearthquakes illuminate large earthquake-hosting faults in Oklahoma and Kansas
Using machine learning to sift through a decade's worth of seismic data, researchers have identified hundreds of thousands of microearthquakes along some previously unknown...
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