Methane-eating microbes
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0736-xFuture Arctic methane emissions depend partly on interactions between soil carbon released during permafrost thaw and...
Reduced net methane emissions due to microbial methane oxidation in a warmer Arctic
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 30 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0734-zModels overestimate Arctic methane emissions compared to observations. Incorporating microbial dynamics into biogeochemistry models helps reconcile...
Double-walled nanotubes have electro-optical advantages
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Animals keep viruses in the sea in balance
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Disasters can affect cervical cancer screening for years
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Control of anthropogenic atmospheric emissions can improve water quality in seas
A new research highlighted the importance of reducing fossil fuel combustion not only to curb the trend of global warming, but also to improve...
Scientists identify microbe that could help degrade polyurethane-based plastics
One of the most widely used oil-based plastics, polyurethane, is particularly hard to recycle or destroy safely. It also releases toxic chemicals into landfills....
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