Is the ocean a solution for ushering in the era of environmentally friendly energy?
Researchers confirm the superiority of seawater batteries that use chelating agents.
Twilight zone at risk from climate change
Life in the ocean's 'twilight zone' could decline dramatically due to climate change, new research suggests.
Chemists tackle the tough challenge of recycling mixed plastics
Polymer chemists have been finding ways to tackle the environmental problems humans have created with plastics waste. Now, a team has come up with...
How the Amazon rainforest is likely to cope with the effect of future drought
A major collaboration involving 80 scientists from Europe and South America has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely...
New chemistry can extract virgin-grade materials from wind turbine blades in one process
Researchers have developed a chemical process that can disassemble the epoxy composite of wind turbine blades and simultaneously extract intact glass fibers as well...
Humidity may increase heat risk in urban climates
A new study investigated the combined effect of temperature and humidity on urban heat stress using observational data and an urban climate model calculation....
ProSocial World: How the principles of evolution can create lasting global change
Knowing how cultural evolution happens also means we can harness it for the larger good, creating a more just and sustainable world, according to...
A healthy but depleted herd: Predators decrease prey disease levels but also population size
Nature documentaries will tell you that lions, cheetahs, wolves and other top predators target the weakest or slowest animals and that this culling benefits...
Brain circuits for locomotion evolved long before appendages and skeletons
Scientists found parallels between the neural circuitry that guides locomotion in sea slugs and in more complex animals like mammals.
Robot fish makes splash with motion breakthrough
A coil-powered robot fish could make underwater exploration more accessible.
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