Water limitations in the tropics offset carbon uptake from Arctic greening
More plants and longer growing seasons in the northern latitudes have converted parts of Alaska, Canada and Siberia to deeper shades of green. Some...
Satellite data identifies companies fishing in high seas
A team of researchers, using satellite data and other analytical tools, has identified companies fishing in high seas -- waters that lie outside of...
Ice sheet uncertainties could mean sea level will rise more than predicted
Sea level could rise higher than current estimates by 2100 if climate change is unchallenged, according to a new assessment.
Potentially damaging surface ozone levels rose in lockdown, UK study finds
A new study finds that less traffic on the roads during the first lockdown led to a reduction in air pollution but may have...
Discovery of chromophores that emit light in the ultraviolet region when excited with visible...
Fluorescence usually entails the conversion of light at shorter wavelengths to light at longer wavelengths. Scientists have now discovered a chromophore system that goes...
Simple and cost-effective extraction of rare metals from industrial waste
Researchers developed a protocol to efficiently purify palladium and silver ions from industrial waste, and convert the ions into pure metallic elements. This will...
Fire-resistant tropical forest on brink of disappearance
A new study reveals the extreme scale of loss and fragmentation of tropical forests, which once covered much of the Indonesian islands of Sumatra...
How climate change is disrupting ecosystems
When it gets warmer, organisms rise higher from the lowlands. Researchers investigated what could happen to plant communities on alpine grasslands if grasshoppers from...
Oceans without oxygen
With no dissolved oxygen to sustain animals or plants, ocean anoxic zones are areas where only microbes suited to the environment can live.
Taking the chill off icy build-up on planes and wind turbines
New research is changing the way aircraft and wind turbine operators are addressing the risks related to ice build-up. A team has broadened the...
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