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Scientists have linked air pollution with many health conditions including asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and premature death. Among air pollutants, fine particulate matter...
New technologies in the ocean energy sector
Analysis of ten future emerging technologies to generate energy from the ocean tides and waves.
How people perceive cities and suburbs is not merely a matter of boundary lines
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Laser technique may open door to more efficient clean fuels
Electrocatalysts have shown promise as a way to efficiently convert waste CO2 into clean fuels, but the mechanisms by which they operate are often...
Commercial shellfish landings decline likely linked to environmental factors
Researchers studying the sharp decline between 1980 and 2010 in documented landings of the four most commercially-important bivalve mollusks -- eastern oysters, northern quahogs,...
Reducing methane emissions can play a key role in reducing ozone worldwide
A new report points to inexpensive and profitable solutions to reduce methane emissions in the energy, waste, wastewater and agriculture sectors.
Tiny beetle trapped in amber might show how landmasses shifted
Scientists have discovered a tiny fossil beetle trapped in amber. It's three millimeters long, and it has a flat body and giant feathery antennae...
Modelling a future fuelled by sustainable energy
Economists have modeled the transition from a world powered by fossil fuels to one in which sustainable sources supply all our energy needs.
Photosynthesis like a moss
Moss evolved after algae but before vascular land plants, such as ferns and trees, making them an interesting target for scientists studying photosynthesis, the...
Increasing frequency of ocean storms could alter kelp forest ecosystems
A future with stormier seas may bring strong changes to the biodiversity of coastal sea life, according to new research.
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