Natural biodiversity protects rural farmers’ incomes from tropical weather shocks
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How to produce natural gas while storing carbon dioxide
New research shows that injecting air and carbon dioxide into methane ice deposits buried beneath the Gulf of Mexico could unlock vast natural gas...
The far-future ocean: Warm yet oxygen-rich
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Simple, accurate and inexpensive: A new method for exploring groundwater
Water is a vital resource for people and the environment. One of the most important sources is groundwater which is renewed from precipitation or...
Applying pressure is way toward generating more electricity from waste heat
The ability of a thermoelectric material to produce electricity from waste heat was improved more than twofold. The researchers applied pressure to the material...
Solar energy could turn the Belt and Road Initiative green
The region covered by the Belt and Road Initiative has significant potential to be powered by solar energy, researchers report. Less than 4% of...
Scientists discover how plants breathe — and how humans shaped their ‘lungs’
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Climate impact of clouds made from airplane contrails may triple by 2050
In the right conditions, airplane contrails can linger in the sky as contrail cirrus -- ice clouds that can trap heat inside the atmosphere....
Analysis: Major update to ocean-heat record could shrink 1.5C carbon budget
The UK’s Met Office recently released “HadSST4”, the largest update since 2011 to its widely used sea surface temperature (SST) record.
The new version provides...
Climate warming could increase malaria risk in cooler regions
Malaria parasites develop faster in mosquitoes at lower temperatures than previously thought. The findings suggest that even slight climate warming could increase malaria risk...
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