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Second in a two-part series. Click here for part one.Plans for two experiments to potentially slow global warming by deploying tiny particles into the...
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With the country poised for Sunday’s elections, the murder of environmentalists in Honduras is being directly linked with...
A power plant is burning H&M clothes instead of coal.
Burning discarded clothing from retail chain Hennes & Mauritz AB is helping a Swedish power plant replace coal for good.
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New discovery to accelerate development of salt-tolerant grapevines
A discovery is likely to improve the sustainability of the Australian wine sector and significantly accelerate the breeding of more robust salt-tolerant grapevines.
‘Lost’ 99% of ocean microplastics to be identified with dye?
The smallest microplastics in oceans, which go largely undetected, can be identified more effectively with an innovative and cheap new method, report researchers. The...
Climate change could increase volcano eruptions
Shrinking glacier cover could lead to increased volcanic activity in Iceland, warn scientists in a new report.
Hunting for the finest droplet
Modern passenger airplanes already consume less than three liters fuel per one hundred kilometers and passenger. Scientists are currently working on further improving this...
Flamingo feces and their way of walking stimulate organic matter filtering in saline wetlands
The greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) facilitates microbial ‘filtering’ of organic matter in saline wetlands, thus improving water quality and reducing nitrogen loads by promoting...
Meadows beat out shrubs when it comes to storing carbon
While the world focuses on controlling global warming caused by carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuels, less attention has been paid to the capacity...
Ocean floor mud reveals secrets of past European climate
Samples of sediment taken from the ocean floor of the North Atlantic Ocean have given researchers an unprecedented insight into the reasons why Europe's...
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