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Researchers have modeled that pollutant emissions from the shipping sector increased significantly in major international seaports during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new approach to identify mammals good at learning sounds

Why are some animals good at learning sounds? Did this skill appear when animals started 'faking' their body size by lowering calls? In a...

Market forces halved methane emissions from Uinta Basin oil and gas wells; but that’s...

Since 2015, researchers have been tracking emissions from oil and gas wells and report that, over that time, emissions from the region have fallen...

Solar energy with an’ ironclad future’

Solar energy plays an important role in the fight against climate change as a substitute for fossil fuels. Dye-sensitized solar cells promise to be...

Trees on the move: Researchers reveal how wildfire accelerates forest changes

As climate conditions change, tree species are shifting their ranges. Wildfire is accelerating this process, likely by reducing competition from established species -- a...

Africa’s ‘Green Wall’ also makes economic sense

Fifteen years ago, the African Union decided on an ambitious program: degraded ecosystems in parts of the Sahel are to be successively restored in...

High impact climate events: Better adaptation through earlier prediction

The prediction of high impact climate phenomena can be substantially improved by a new mathematical approach that analyses the connectivity and patterns between geographical...

Woodrat microbiomes: It’s who you are that matters most

Thought scientists agree that diet, geography and evolutionary history structure the microbiome, the relative influence of each factor is a mystery. No rigorous study...

Are scientists contaminating their own samples? New study shows we may be emitting clouds...

More than 70% of microplastics found in samples from oceans and rivers could come from the scientists collecting them. A new article investigates procedural...

Liquid fuels from carbon dioxide

A new electrocatalyst called a-CuTi@Cu converts carbon dioxide (CO2) into liquid fuels. Active copper centered on an amorphous copper/titanium alloy produces ethanol, acetone, and...

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