‘Tipping points’ in Earth’s system triggered rapid climate change 55 million years ago
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Contamination of urban lakes, rivers and surface water by human waste is creating pools of 'superbugs' in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC) - but...
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Bonn climate change conference
The US administration’s attempt to portray fossil fuels as vital to reducing poverty and saving US jobs is ridiculed in Bonn
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Hijacking hormones for plant growth
Hormones designed in the lab through a technique combining chemistry, biology, and engineering might be used to manipulate plant growth in numerous ways, according...
Hawai’i earthquake swarm caused by magma moving through ‘sills’
A machine-learning algorithm reveals the shape of massive subterranean structures linking active volcanoes.
How does Earth sustain its magnetic field?
Life as we know it could not exist without Earth's magnetic field and its ability to deflect dangerous ionizing particles. It is continuously generated...
Study refines filters for greener natural gas
Scientists have mapped out the best materials for either carbon dioxide capture or balancing carbon capture with methane selectivity.
Hurricanes and typhoons moving 30km closer to coasts every decade
High-intensity tropical cyclones have been moving closer to coasts over the past 40 years, potentially causing more destruction than before.
Lessons from natural photosynthesis: Conversion of CO2 to raw materials for plastic
Researchers have successfully synthesized fumarate (fumaric acid), a raw material for unsaturated polyester resin, by combining carbon dioxide (CO2) with pyruvate (derived from biomass),...
Africa rejects Europe′s ′dirty diesel.′
Governments in West Africa are taking action to stop the import of fuel with dangerously high levels of sulfur and other toxins. Much of...
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