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Of the major food crops, only rice is currently able to survive flooding. Thanks to new research, that could soon change -- good news...
Engineers create ways to keep stone waste out of landfills
Using polymers and natural stone slurry waste, researchers are manufacturing environmentally friendly stone composites. These new composites are made of previously discarded materials left...
AI helps reduce Amazon hydropower dams’ carbon footprint
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Disrupting key protein alters biological rhythms in water flea
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Even short-lived solar panels can be economically viable
A new study shows that, contrary to widespread belief within the solar power industry, new kinds of solar cells and panels don't necessarily have...
To grow or to flower: Genes IDed in early land plant descendant also found...
Since they first arrived on land, plants have likely been using the same genetic tools to regulate whether they grow bigger or reproduce. The...
Lighting the path to renewable energy
Scientists have developed a novel, standardized way of quantifying and comparing these variations in solar power. The new study may help guide the development...
New microbe discovered in wheat stem sawfly
A new article discusses the potential ramifications of the discovery for combating the serious damage done by sawflies.
How rock expands near soil surface in Southern Sierra Nevada
Weathering of subsurface rock in the Southern Sierra Nevada Mountains of California occurs due more to rocks expanding than from chemical decomposition.
Cutting emissions gradually will avert sudden jump in warming
Steadily reducing fossil fuel emissions over coming years will prevent millions of premature deaths and help avoid the worst of climate change without causing...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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