Eco-friendly plastic from cellulose and water
Plastics offer many benefits to society and are widely used in our daily life: they are lightweight, cheap and adaptable. However, the production, processing...
California’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself
To meet an ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2045, California's policymakers are relying in part on forests and shrublands to remove CO2 from...
Visualizing a city’s energy use
Researchers used the City of Pittsburgh to create a model built upon the design, materials and purpose of commercial buildings to estimate their energy...
Fully renewable energy feasible for Samoa, study suggests
The future of Samoa's electricity system could go green, a new study has shown.
Drought changes rice root microbiome
Drought can have a lasting impact on the community of microbes that live in and around roots of rice plants. The results show how...
‘Golden nail’: Quarry near Salzgitter becomes global geological reference point
Scientists have found in Salzgitter-Salder what researchers have been searching for for more than 20 years: A geological formation that perfectly represents the transition...
New study reports strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the Maltese Islands
Scientists report strong indications of freshened groundwater offshore the coastline between Valletta and Marsascala, in the south-east of Malta.
African dust transport across North Atlantic
Researchers chronicle the history of African dust transport, including three independent 'first' discoveries of African dust in the Caribbean Basin in the 1950s and...
New study confirms relationship between toxic pollution, climate risks to human health
In a new study that combines assessments of the risks of toxic emissions, nontoxic emissions and people's vulnerability to them, researchers found a strong...
Kids eat more fruit and vegetables with longer seated lunch time
When kids sit down to eat lunch at school, fruits and vegetables may not be their first choice. But with more time at the...
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