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Any time you turn on a light at home or in the office, you are expending electrical energy. But what if flipping the light...
Measuring electric current in soil could provide answers on soil health
Researchers have developed a way to assess soil health by measuring the electric current produced by its tiniest microbes. They used a probe originally...
Humans managed shellfish and their predators for millennia
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Climate services promise better decisions but mainly focus on better data
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01125-3Climate services aim to make climate data and information accessible for climate-sensitive decision-making. However, the grounding...
Unfulfilled promise of better decisions
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 19 August 2021; doi:10.1038/s41558-021-01136-0Climate services have long sought to bridge the gap between climate science and improved societal decision-making....
The case for onboard carbon dioxide capture on long-range vehicles
A research team offers a practical way to make ships CO2 neutral -- or even CO2 negative -- with CO2-capturing solid oxide fuel cells....
The fewer forests, the more space giant anteaters need, study finds
Giant anteaters living in less forested habitats make use of larger home ranges, according to a new study. This behavior may allow them to...
Emberometer could gauge threat of wildfire-spreading embers
As wildfire fronts advance through landscapes or communities on the ground, they also attack from above, launching volleys of glowing embers into the air....
Package delivery robots’ environmental impacts: Automation matters less than vehicle type
Whether a robot or a person delivers your package, the carbon footprint would essentially be the same, according to a new study that could...
Protecting largest, most prolific fish may boost productivity of fisheries
Management of many of the largest fisheries in the world assumes incorrectly that many small fish reproduce as well as fewer large ones with...
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