Public participation in management of China’s waterways improves water quality
An estimated 70% of China's rivers and lakes are too polluted for human use, the result of decades of intensifying economic development that have...
A cocoa bean’s ‘fingerprint’ could help trace chocolate bars back to their farm of...
A new study has revealed that biotechnology could be the missing ingredient in helping cocoa farmers get a better deal for their beans.
Rare earth elements and old mines spell trouble for Western water supplies
Rare earth elements are finding their way into Colorado water supplies, driven by changes in climate, finds new research.
‘Tipping points’ in Earth’s system triggered rapid climate change 55 million years ago
Scientists have uncovered a fascinating new insight into what caused one of the most rapid and dramatic instances of climate change in the history...
The right mixture of salts to get life started
A new study shows how a blend of salts in the presence of heat flows may have contributed to the formation of the first...
Using liquid metal to turn motion into electricity, even underwater
Researchers have created a soft, stretchable device that converts movement into electricity and works in both dry and wet environments.
Hidden factors that affect solar farms during severe weather
Researchers combined large sets of real-world solar data and advanced machine learning to study the impacts of severe weather on U.S. solar farms, and...
Extreme sea levels to become much more common worldwide as Earth warms
A new study predicts that extreme sea levels -- exceptionally high seas due to the combination of tide, waves and storm surge -- along...
Protruding eyes, mouth make stingrays more hydrodynamically efficient
Researchers detail how the protruding eyes and mouths on simulated stingrays affect a range of forces involved in propulsion, such as pressure and vorticity....
Physicist helps confirm a major advance in stellarator performance
Results of a heat-confinement experiment on the twisty Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Germany could enable devices based on the W7-X design to lead to...
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