Rice yields plummet and arsenic rises in future climate-soil scenarios
Research combining future climate conditions and arsenic-induced soil stresses predicts rice yields could decline about 40 percent by 2100, a loss that would impact...
Online tool speeds response to elephant poaching by tracing ivory to source
A new tool uses an interactive database of geographic and genetic information to quickly identify where the confiscated tusks of African elephants were originally...
New technique lets researchers map strain in next-gen solar cells
Researchers have developed a way to map strain in lead halide perovskite solar cells without harming them. Their approach can image the grain structure...
Oil and gas wastewater used for irrigation may suppress plant immune systems
A new study gives pause to the idea of using oil and gas wastewater for irrigation. The team conducted a greenhouse study using produced...
Shedding new light on charging lithium-ion batteries
Researchers have discovered a photo-excitation process that speeds up the charging of lithium-ion batteries. If commercialized, such technology could be a game changer for...
Efficient hydrogen conversion via PEC water splitting using hematite mesocrystals
A research group has succeeded in developing photocatalysts that can convert an efficient level of hydrogen from water using solar light. It is hoped...
System provides cooling with no electricity
Imagine a device that can sit outside under blazing sunlight on a clear day, and without using any power cool things down by more...
Sorghum grain yield could be doubled
A set of genes that make up the biosynthetic pathway controlling hormone production in sorghum plants can influence the number of flowers and seeds...
Two million-year-old ice provides snapshot of Earth’s greenhouse gas history
Two million-year old ice from Antarctica recently uncovered by a team of researchers provides a clearer picture into the connections between greenhouse gases and...
Climate models and geology reveal new insights into the East Asian monsoon
A team of scientists have used climate models and geological records to better understand changes in the East Asian monsoon over long geologic time...
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