Large band bending at SnS interface opens door for highly efficient thin-film solar cells
Tin sulfide (SnS) solar cells have shown immense promise in the rush to develop more environmentally friendly thin-film solar cells. Yet for years SnS...
Cheetah marking trees are hotspots for communication also for other species
Marking trees are important hotspots of communication for cheetahs: Here they exchange information with and about other cheetahs via scent marks, urine and scats....
Microplastics could make other pollutants more harmful
Microplastics -- small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in length -- are becoming a ubiquitous ecological contaminant. Studies suggest that on their own,...
Reliable planning tool for the emissions path to achieving the Paris temperature goal
Researchers at the University of Bern have developed a new method for the successive calculation of the emission reductions which are necessary for achieving...
Study shows landbuilding, site of freshwater diversion
Supporters of the large-scale Mississippi River sediment diversions currently being planned by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority got a boost to their...
To save nature, focus on populations, not species
Human-released greenhouse gasses are causing the world to warm, and with that warming comes increasing stress for many of the planet's plants and animals....
Hibernating corals and the microbiomes that sustain them
What happens to a coral's microbiome while it hibernates? A new study found microbial communities shift while a coral sleeps, which may inform coral...
Old-growth trees more drought tolerant than younger ones, providing a buffer against climate change
A new analysis of more than 20,000 trees on five continents shows that old-growth trees are more drought tolerant than younger trees in the...
Tiny fish could unlock big gains in tackling global malnutrition
Small species such as herring, sardines and anchovies are the cheapest source of nutritious fish found in many low and middle-income countries, and are...
New and more detailed world map of antimicrobial resistance
There are large geographical differences in both how frequently resistant genes occur and in which types of bacteria the genes are found. This is...
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