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As the Mediterranean Basin is experiencing the impact of climate change more than ever, an international network of scientists has worked together to synthesize...
Earth’s dust cloud satellites confirmed
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Ecologists ask: Should we be more transparent with data?
Researchers highlight the importance of adapting to, providing, and using data sets that are open to and usable by the public and investigators in...
Highly efficient wet-processed solar cells with molecules in the same orientation
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Location of large mystery source of banned ozone depleting substance uncovered
Researchers from the University of Bristol have found significant ongoing emissions of a potent ozone-depleting substance from eastern China.
Patricia Espinosa: The World Wants Us to Achieve Results at COP24
At the opening of a ministerial meeting in Krakow on 23 October, designed to prepare for the outcome of the UN Climate Change Conference...
CCC: England’s coastal defences need ‘urgent’ rethink to cope with climate change
New policies are “urgently” needed to protect homes and landscapes from coastal flooding and erosion in the long term, the Committee on Climate Change...
EU on track to implement Paris commitments, Member States preparing 2030 energy and climate...
The European Union reduced its greenhouse gas emissions by 22% between 1990 and 2017, while the economy grew by 58% over the same period....
How chloroplasts maintain energy efficiency
All life on earth ultimately relies on energy from the sun, and photosynthesis is the vital link. Photosynthesis generates adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which is...
Relationship between tremors, water at the Cascadia margin
Researchers find evidence of water escaping during subduction and infiltrating sedimentary material related to small tremors that occur beneath the Pacific Northwest of the...
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