Caribbean breadfruit traced back to Capt. Bligh’s 1791-93 journey
Exactly 230 years after Capt. William Bligh's voyage on the HMS Providence, a plant biology team has traced five major lineages of Caribbean breadfruit...
New York City’s greenery absorbs a surprising amount of its carbon emissions
A study of vegetation across New York City and some densely populated adjoining areas has found that on many summer days, photosynthesis by trees...
Research could simplify process for calculating soil carbon credits
A study provides new insights for quantifying cropland carbon budgets and soil carbon credits, two important metrics for mitigating climate change. Using an advanced...
Spring sunny heat waves caused record snow melt in 2021, adding to severe water...
Researchers examine the role of spring heatwaves on the melting rates of mountain snowpacks across the West. They found that in April 2021, record-breaking...
Meaningful but unused products hinder sustainability
New Cornell University research shows that product attachment can unintentionally encourage less sustainable behavior.
Phytoplankton Model: Oceans of possibilities
A new study could help to fill in the blanks for scientists studying and trying to understand variances in Redfield ratios.
Electrochemistry converts carbon to useful molecules
A chemistry collaboration led to a creative way to put carbon dioxide to good -- and even healthy -- use: by incorporating it, via...
New approach to epidemic modeling could speed up pandemic simulations
Researchers are employing sparsification, a method from graph theory and computer science, to identify which links in a network are the most important for the spread...
New method to introduce efficient water splitting for hydrogen production at low voltage
Metal oxides are a promising catalyst for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting to produce hydrogen as alternative energy. However, their effectiveness is restricted at low...
Effects of highly pathogenic avian influenza on canids investigated
Researchers have revealed the effects of high pathogenicity avian influenza virus infection on an Ezo red fox and a Japanese raccoon dog, linking their...
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