Aviation’s contribution to cutting climate change likely to be small
Although the emissions targets for aviation are in line with the overall goals of the Paris Agreement, there is a high likelihood that the...
Butterflies regularly cross the Sahara in longest-known insect migration
Wetter conditions in Sub-Saharan and North Africa at certain times of year can result in hundreds of times more Painted Lady butterflies making the...
Modeling a circular economy for electronic waste
New research develops a framework to understand the choices an electronic waste recycler has to make and the role that digital fraud prevention could...
Civil engineers examine urban cooling strategies using reflective surfaces
Researchers used a Computational Fluid Dynamics model to find ways to decrease cost and increase usage of cooler surfaces. The paper examined the possibility...
Landmark field trials show potential of gene editing
Field trials investigating healthy compounds in agronomically important brassica crops have underlined the 'immense potential' of gene editing technology, say researchers.
Lead from leaded petrol persists in London air despite ’90s ban
Lead levels in London's atmosphere have dropped drastically since lead additives in petrol were phased out, and currently meet UK air quality targets. However...
Database of vegetation of planet Earth
It's a treasure trove of data: the global vegetation database 'sPlotOpen' is now freely accessible. It contains balanced, representative data on vegetation from 114...
The Science of tsunamis
The word 'tsunami' brings immediately to mind the havoc that can be wrought by these uniquely powerful waves. The tsunamis we hear about most...
Computers help researchers find materials to turn solar power into hydrogen
Researchers report that they have taken a step toward overcoming the challenge of inexpensive hydrogen production by using supercomputers to find materials that could...
Engineers create ‘seeds’ for growing near-perfect 2D perovskite crystals
Engineers have created microscopic seeds for growing remarkably uniform 2D perovskite crystals that are both stable and highly efficient at harvesting electricity from sunlight.
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