Embodied carbon emissions in the supply chains of multinational enterprises
Nature Climate Change, Published online: 07 September 2020; doi:10.1038/s41558-020-0895-9Multinational enterprises and their international supply chains can have large carbon footprints, but there is mitigation...
Researchers track nutrient transport in the Gulf of Mexico
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Superheated rocks deep underground help explain earthquake patterns
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Splitting water molecules for a renewable energy future
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Plant protein discovery could reduce need for fertilizer
Researchers have discovered how a protein in plant roots controls the uptake of minerals and water, a finding which could improve the tolerance of...
Pollination: Air pollution renders flower odors unattractive to moths
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The potential of green infrastructure in mitigating flood impacts: Focused on the mobility of...
This research advances national U.S. methods for assessing flood vulnerability and prioritizing transportation improvement investments, to ensure that no community is left stranded when...
Japan’s geologic history in question after discovery of metamorphic rock microdiamonds
Researchers have discovered microdiamonds in the Nishisonogi metamorphic rock formation in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan. Microdiamonds in metamorphic rocks are important minerals because they form...
Quantum leap for speed limit bounds
Nature's speed limits aren't posted on road signs, but physicists have discovered a new way to deduce them that is better -- infinitely better,...
Ocean carbon uptake widely underestimated
The world's oceans soak up more carbon than most scientific models suggest, according to new research.
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