Significant energy savings when electric distribution vehicles take their best route
Range anxiety with electric commercial vehicles is real, since running out of battery can have serious consequences. Researchers have developed tools to help electric...
Near-term transition and longer-term physical climate risks of greenhouse gas emissions pathways
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 13 December 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01236-xThere is a balance in mitigation pathway design between economic transition cost and physical climate threats....
Disrupting flow of wood from rivers to oceans impacts marine environments
Scientists have measured records of wood flowing to reservoirs and coastal regions to estimate the magnitude of global wood movement.
Researchers develop advanced catalysts for clean hydrogen production
New research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with much greater efficiency and at a lower cost...
New understanding of plant nutrient response could improve fertilizer management strategies
Green is a color that is almost universally associated with plants -- for good reason. The green pigment chlorophyll is essential to plants' ability...
Seasonal temperature impacts patient lab results
Ambient temperature influences the results of some of the most used laboratory tests, and these distortions likely affect medical decision making, such as whether...
An easy relationship between a beetle and its yeast symbiont
Lizard beetles farm yeast inside bamboo stems for their developing larvae to eat. Scientists have now found that, contrary to other insect-fungus relationships, the...
New phenomenon: Forest mammals eavesdrop on messy monkeys
Researchers have discovered a unique phenomenon among forest mammals -- eavesdropping. Their study demonstrates that various animal species depend on one another in more...
Differentiating friends from foes in the fungal root microbiome
A collaborative project has shed light on the fungal genetic determinants that explain why some fungi from the root microbiome can colonize roots and...
Virtual conferences are better for the environment and more inclusive
A research team led by engineers found that virtual conferences are more inclusive than in-person events, and also carry a smaller environmental footprint.
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