Decoding the secret language of photosynthesis
For decades, scientists have been stumped by the signals plants send themselves to initiate photosynthesis, the process of turning sunlight into sugars. Researchers have...
Using deep learning to monitor India’s disappearing forest cover
Using satellite monitoring data, researchers have developed a deep learning algorithm that could provide real-time monthly land use and land cover maps for parts...
Biodegradable medical gowns produce harmful emissions
Biodegradable medical gowns, designed to be greener than conventional counterparts, actually produce harmful greenhouse gases, according to new research.
Carbon dioxide removal should receive additional financial support, experts urge
Cleaning up greenhouse gases after they have been emitted should be incentivized by subsidies. New evidence from an economic analysis considering international markets suggests...
Which animals perceive time the fastest?
New research reveals that the animals that perceive time the fastest are those that are small, can fly, or are marine predators.
Predicting lava flow
A team is collecting data that will be used to create models that can help improve lava flow forecasting tools that are useful in...
UK woodlands could store almost twice as much carbon as previously estimated
UK forests could store almost double the amount of carbon than previous calculations suggest, with consequences for our understanding of carbon stocks and humanity's...
Human activities degrade hippopotamus homes at Bui National Park, Ghana, researchers find
Researchers found that the number of common hippopotamus in the Bui National Park declined by about 70 percent following the construction of a hydroelectric...
Strong metaphorical messages can help tackle toxic e-waste
Consumers told that not recycling their batteries 'risked polluting the equivalent of 140 Olympic swimming pools every year' were more likely to participate in...
Loon stratospheric balloons confirm wind data from Aeolus
ESA's novel Aeolus satellite reliably measures wind speed also in higher air layers and thus in a region of the atmosphere where other direct...
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