Pivotal technique harnesses cutting-edge AI capabilities to model and map the natural environment
Scientists have developed a pioneering new technique that harnesses the cutting-edge capabilities of AI to model and map the natural environment in intricate detail.
How inland and coastal waterways influence climate
Most global carbon-budgeting efforts assume a linear flow of water from the land to the sea, which ignores the complex interplay between streams, rivers,...
Increased tree cover in savannas provides limited benefit in climate fight
One proposed strategy in the fight against climate change is to increase tree cover in the world's savannas, either through the planting of new...
New flow battery stores power in simple organic compound
The intermittent supply of green electricity requires large-scale storage to keep our power grids stable. Since normal batteries do not scale very well, the...
Longer, more intense allergy seasons could result from climate change
Allergy seasons are likely to become longer and grow more intense as a result of increasing temperatures caused by humanmade climate change, according to...
Climate change considerably threatens Europe’s beech forests
Beech forests in Europe are severely threatened by climate change, particularly in southern European countries, but also in central Europe. Models project severe beech...
Getting bacteria and yeast to talk to each other, thanks to a ‘nanotranslator’
Cells communicate with one another in the language of chemistry, but those from different kingdoms, such as bacteria and yeast, speak dialects virtually unintelligible...
Wax-coated sand keeps soil wet longer, improves crop yields in arid regions
Dry, hot regions are difficult places to grow plants because the soil dries out quickly. As a result, farmers in arid and semi-arid regions...
Nuclear reactor power levels can be monitored using seismic and acoustic data
Seismic and acoustic data recorded 50 meters away from a research nuclear reactor could predict whether the reactor was in an on or off...
Ancient ice reveals scores of gigantic volcanic eruptions
Ice cores drilled in Antarctica and Greenland have revealed gigantic volcanic eruptions during the last ice age. Sixty-nine of these were larger than any...
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