Compact fiber optic apparatus shines light on breath analysis in real-time
An affordable gas sensor monitors trace levels of health-indicating chemicals, paving the way for future non-invasive studies, describe researchers in a new report.
Researchers track impact of Brazil’s ‘Soy Moratorium’ on an advancing agricultural frontier
The 2006 Soy Moratorium had a larger effect in reducing deforestation in the Amazon than has been previously understood, outlines a new study.
Discovery of a facile process for hydrogen production using ammonia as a carrier
Researchers have created a new process for producing hydrogen from ammonia with rapid initiation that requires no external heat source, giving hope for the...
When bridges collapse: Researchers study whether we’re underestimating risk
Studying how and why bridges have collapsed in the past identifies the limitation of current risk assessment approach and demonstrates the value of new...
Long-term fate of tropical forests may not be as dire as believed, says study
Conventional wisdom has held that tropical forest growth will dramatically slow with high levels of rainfall. But researchers turned that assumption on its head...
Modern metabolic science yields better way to calculate indoor carbon dioxide
The air we breathe out can help us improve the quality of the air we breathe in. But to do so, one needs a...
Saudi Aramco CEO says peak oil demand is a misleading theory.
The boss of Saudi Arabia’s state oil company defended petroleum as the mainstay of the global economy, countering theories that demand will peak within...
MPs slam government for lacking Carbon Capture and Storage plan.
Public Accounts Committee warns government has 'major gap' in its decarbonisation plans without more support for CCS
The UK may have missed out on the...
If America becomes a dystopian hellscape, it might look like this.
It’s 2075 and America is sunk deep in its second civil war.
Everything has gone to hell. Coastal cities have disappeared under a rising sea;...
Rising sea levels will hit California harder than other places.
Melting ice sheets in Antarctica will wallop California with greater sea-level rise than the world average, threatening the state's iconic beaches and important infrastructure,...
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