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The concept of ecosystem services allows researchers to quantify the benefits that nature contributes to people into monetary units. A new study suggests that...
Engineers point the way to more affordable, sustainable urban neighborhoods
Analysis presents a first-of-its-kind framework to design the most efficient mix of urban buildings along with integrated systems to supply power and water services....
Treated plastic waste good at grabbing carbon dioxide
Rice University chemists treat waste plastic to absorb carbon dioxide from flue gas streams more efficiently than current processes.
The pleasant smell of wet soil indicates danger to bacteria-eating worms, researchers find
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Novel framework for classifying chaos and thermalization
The observation of new chaoticity-related time and length scales explains the breakdown of thermalization.
How to track a shark
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Solar cell keeps working long after sun sets
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New study reveals extent of labor abuse and illegal fishing risks among fishing fleets
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Recent changes in bird morphology — probably due to global warming, study finds
Researchers have found changes in the morphology of many birds in Israel over the past 70 years, which they interpret to be a response...
Bees win in survival wars
Like diseases affecting humans, parasites can wage a deadly evolutionary 'arms race' against their hosts. But can hosts and parasites upgrade their weapons at...
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