Greener batteries
Our modern rechargeable batteries, such as lithium-ion batteries, are anything but sustainable. One alternative is organic batteries with redox-organic electrode materials (OEMs), which can...
Neuroptera: Greater insect diversity in the Cretaceous period
An LMU team has studied the biodiversity of larvae from the insect order neuroptera over the past 100 million years.
Whales stop by Gold Coast bay for day spa fix with full body scrubs
A new Griffith University study has found that humpback whales will use sandy, shallow bay areas to 'roll' around in sandy substrates to remove...
Arctic ice algae heavily contaminated with microplastics
The alga Melosira arctica, which grows under Arctic sea ice, contains ten times as many microplastic particles as the surrounding seawater. This concentration at...
Ridgecrest faults increasingly sensitive to solid Earth tides before earthquakes
Faults in the Ridgecrest, California area were very sensitive to solid earth tidal stresses in the year and a half before the July 2019...
Puerto Rico tsunami deposit could have come from pre-Columbian megathrust earthquake
Tsunami deposits identified in a coastal mangrove pond in Northwest Puerto Rico could have come from a megathrust earthquake at the Puerto Rico Trench...
The climate crisis and biodiversity crisis can’t be approached as two separate things
Anthropogenic climate change has, together with the intensive use and destruction of natural ecosystems through agriculture, fishing and industry, sparked an unprecedented loss of...
Using solar farms to generate fresh desert soil crust
Biocrusts play a crucial role in maintaining soil health and ecosystem sustainability, but they are currently under assault. Human activities including agriculture, urbanization, and...
Greenhouse gas release from permafrost is influenced by mineral binding processes
New insights into the binding of carbon to mineral particles in permafrost can improve the prediction of greenhouse gas release.
Fungal genetics could help develop novel biotechnologies
An essential pillar of Earth's ecological system, fungi have long been used to better the lives of humans. While these organisms are still vastly...
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